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Snow Biking

Fat bikes are all the buzz. Those absurdly wide tires β€” sometimes over five inches of knobby, under-inflated width β€” does anyone know exactly what makes them so great?

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Fat Bikes

Fat biking is one of the fastest growing segments in cycling, experiencing an almost exponential growth in the last few years. What was once a rare sight on the trail has now become commonplace, not just in the winter time, but on the dry trails of summer as well. But these monster truck bikes were built for the snow, and that’s where many riders feel they excel over many other forms of winter recreation.

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Fat Bike Trend

It was a frozen day in 2006 when I first swung a leg over the frame of a fat bike. Back then these large-tire bikes were made only by custom frame-builders who liked to pedal in snow and a single Minnesota brand, Surly Bikes, which mass-produced the first notable bike in the β€œfat” genre with its Pugsley frame.

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The @ca_enduro Round 2 recap is now up on our website (πŸ”— in bio). The Georgetown Enduro was put on by @mtbexp and @californiaexpeditions , and dished out quite the wild course for its intrepid racers!

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Lupine motherlode in the Eastern Sierra. Just ... WOW 🀯 ⁠
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Have you ever thought of hiking the PCT? πŸ₯Ύβ 
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Our latest issue has the first of five stories in a series by Matt Johanson who has been sectioning the PCT for the past twenty plus years. ⁠
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Matt recently took a one-year leave from teaching at Castro Valley High School to complete the remaining 2,250 miles.⁠
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Lucky for Matt, his wife Karen has encouraged him to live his dream and has been providing support along the way. ⁠
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πŸ“Έ Matt is pictured here with his wife Karen, and their two dogs Sam and Elliot. ⁠
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You can read his story "Sierra Splendor" via the link in our bio (πŸ”—πŸ’•).⁠
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