Fatbike bikepacking

Dustin Eroh, Andrew Burr, and Steve “Doom” Fassbinder set out to fatbike through Alaska’s frozen backcountry to Bristol Bay via Lake Iliamna, the largest lake in Alaska…

Just announced, Panorama Cycles updated their Chic-Chocs fatbike with some frame tweaks and new graphics that pay tribute to the endangered Atlantic caribou. Learn more here…

Photographer and videographer Jeremy Janin surprises his father with a 5-day self-supported bikepacking trip along The Cairngorms Loop in the Scottish Highlands. They had everything planned, but nothing went as planned. Watch the full film here alongside a fantastic photoset and details from their trip in Jeremy’s words…

Just announced, Quebec-based Panorama Cycles added another fatbike to their lineup, the Torngat. Designed around a versatile Reynolds 725 steel frame and a carbon fiber fork, the Torngat has a lot going for it. Check out all the details and photos here…

As part of Norco’s 2020 mountain bike release, the Bigfoot has seen a complete redesign which includes a larger main triangle, more mounts, and four different build options. Check out the details here…

Salsa Cycles just rolled out their 2019 fatbike lineup. Standouts include some wild new color schemes, a completely redesigned Beargrease, and a new Kingpin carbon fork, loaded with mounts. Plus, the Mukluk and Blackborow are back, too…

The CHUMBA URSA Major Titanium Backcountry is a purpose-built expedition machine with attitude. Designed with relaxed angles, a high bottom bracket, and a relatively short chainstay, this bike was built for putting in long days in the saddle, and having a blast while doing so. Colt tested one this past winter and spring to see what it’s all about…

Over the past few years, the Fatback Corvus has methodically evolved into a fat bike that checks many of the boxes for those in the winter ultra scene, bikepackers, and anyone searching for endless possibilities all year long. How did it handle the winter and an unpredictable spring melt in British Columbia? Read on to find out…

Introducing the Why Cycles Big Iron, a titanium fat bike built around 27.5″ wheels with room for 29+ or 27.5 x 4.5″ rubber…

On the eve of a weeklong winter bikepack, we catch up with musician and poet Ben Weaver as he preps his Salsa Blackborow. Ben’s no stranger to long, music-themed bike tours. We ask him how he uses his bicycle as a way of connecting with his audience and find out about his summer tour, celebrating 20 years of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route through riding and music…

Ultra racer Neil Beltchenko brings us along for the ride in this detailed report from his victory in the 2018 Iditarod Trail Invitational 350, recounting his three-day battle against the legendary Iditarod Trail, the merciless Alaskan winter, and the competition…

Wondering what it takes to forgo the majority of your earthly possessions for two years and ride the length of South America? We caught up with San Francisco-based architect Brian Mulder and checked out his patinaed, battleworn Ventana el Gordo, complete with Rohloff Speedhub, Gates belt drive, and SON dynamo hub… We asked him what he learned after riding from Patagonia to Colombia, how his gear fared, and pressed him for a few highlights from his journey…