Category: Fat Bikes

  • Rear Racks For Fat Bikes

    Rear Racks For Fat Bikes

    Fat bikes are the ultimate bikepacking or touring bike for those hard to get to places. I am personally looking at something like the Surly Big Fat Dummy for a fat bike. Now this bike does come with a cargo rear rack as this bike has a very long tail.…

  • Best Fat Bikes 2023

    Best Fat Bikes 2023

    I continue my search for a new fat bike as I write this article. I have been riding a gravel/adventure bike and touring bikes for some time. But have the urge to try something much more capable at getting me to those places where no other bike can go, except…

  • Best Fat Bikes Under $2000

    Best Fat Bikes Under $2000

    In this article are the best fat bikes money can buy under $2000 for your next bikepacking adventure. After doing some research for this article to see what other bloggers are writing about. There was nothing but crap fat bikes with the worst, cheap components. That is something you don’t…

  • Kids Fat Bikes – The Ultimate List Of 7 Fat Bikes For Kids

    Kids Fat Bikes – The Ultimate List Of 7 Fat Bikes For Kids

    Wanna get the kids out and about on some fat bike rides? Believe it or not bike companies actually make fat bikes for kids, who would have known? Now you can get one of these bikes listed below for your little one. What better way to introduce your child to…

  • Best Fat Bikes For Bikepacking

    Best Fat Bikes For Bikepacking

    As I write this blog post I have been looking for a fat bike to take across the Canning Stock Route in Western Australian. For context I am planning my most epic and chllenging bike tour as of recent. I will be riding from Perth to Darwin via the Canning…

  • Fat Bike Touring – Is A Fat Bike Good For Touring?

    Fat Bike Touring – Is A Fat Bike Good For Touring?

    A common question we get asked here at Cycle Travel Overload is if fat bikes can be used for touring? The sort answer is yes, but it really depends on the type of touring you have planned. Fat Bikes make great bikepacking bikes and touring bikes on terrain that is…

  • Carbon Fat Bikes – Ultimate List Of The Lightest Fat Bikes

    Carbon Fat Bikes – Ultimate List Of The Lightest Fat Bikes

    So you want a fat bike? but not only that it has to be lighter than a touring bike or comparable to a standard gravel bike? So you can throw it around trail bends and shred! Most of the downsides that come with fat bikes is with “how harder” they…

  • Fat Bike Front Suspension – Is It Necessary? Fat Bike Suspension Fork Options

    Fat Bike Front Suspension – Is It Necessary? Fat Bike Suspension Fork Options

    So is it really necessary? Front suspension on a already supple fat bike. Yes that right. As most say the fat tires help absorb most the vibrations and bumps on the trail. It is more common to ride a fully rigid fat bike. But there are some out there who…