Fatbike
Off-road bicycle with oversized tires, typically 3.8 in or larger and rims 2.16 in or wider, designed for low ground pressure to allow riding on soft, unstable terrain, such as snow, sand, bogs and mud.
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Cargo bike
Human powered vehicle designed and constructed specifically for transporting loads.
Human powered vehicle designed and constructed specifically for transporting loads.
Such designs can cover difficult terrain such as sand, mud, and snow, by using fatbike tires, electric motors, and suitable ground clearance.
Surly Bikes
Bicycle brand based in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, that was founded in 1998.
Bicycle brand based in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, that was founded in 1998.
Soon after its founding in the late 1990s, the Surly brand was mostly known for in the bicycle industry for its single-speed bikes, but in the 2010s it became known for fat-tire bikes that it helped pioneer with machinery it owned.
Bicycle tire
Tire that fits on the wheel of a bicycle or similar vehicle.
Tire that fits on the wheel of a bicycle or similar vehicle.
Since the 1980s, fat tires of width 3.8 to 5 in, and diameters similar to conventional bicycle wheels, have been used on "fatbikes" and all-terrain bikes designed for riding in snow and sand.
South Pole Traverse
Approximately 995 mi flagged route over compacted snow and ice in Antarctica that links McMurdo Station on the coast to the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, both operated by the National Science Foundation of the United States.
Approximately 995 mi flagged route over compacted snow and ice in Antarctica that links McMurdo Station on the coast to the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, both operated by the National Science Foundation of the United States.
In February 2013, Maria Leijerstam pedaled a three-wheeled recumbent fatbike over a portion of the South Pole Traverse route, for which she was recognized by Guinness World Records as the first person to arrive at the South Pole by tricycle.
Daniel Burton
American bicycle enthusiast from Eagle Mountain, Utah, and the first person to complete an expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole by bicycle (though not the first to cycle to it).
American bicycle enthusiast from Eagle Mountain, Utah, and the first person to complete an expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole by bicycle (though not the first to cycle to it).
Burton began riding fatbikes, which are fortified bikes with wide tires that are intended for sand, ice and snow.
Rollins Pass
Mountain pass and active archaeological site in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States.
Mountain pass and active archaeological site in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States.
!["Snow cuts on Rollin's [sic] Pass, Moffat Road, Colo." This is a colorized sketch of McClure photograph 257-8067, the description stating, "Snow scene, summit Rollin's Pass: elevation, 11,660 feet; on Moffat Line R. R., three hours' ride from Denver. Photograph taken in May, 1906. The region of perpetual snow. Photograph by L.C. McClure, Denver."](https://hyperleap.com/images/77234dbfc8db3f22ad3b7fbd1793d276/200-3931bc659869463695a15fbac4dc983a.jpg)
The complete pass is open and accessible for snowshoeing, fatbiking, backcountry skiing, and cross-country skiing in the winter and to hikers, bicyclists (including those on tandems and unicyclists ), and horseback riders in the summer.
History of the bicycle
Vehicles that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century.
Vehicles that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century.
Fatbike was invented for off-road usage in 1980.
Lake Koshkonong
Naturally occurring lake that acts as a reservoir in southern Wisconsin.
Naturally occurring lake that acts as a reservoir in southern Wisconsin.
Other winter activities practiced on and around the lake include snowmobiling, fatbike riding, and ice skating.
Badger State Games
The Badger State Games are a series of annual Olympic-style multi-sport events for amateur athletes from the state of Wisconsin, held twice per year in Wausau.
The Badger State Games are a series of annual Olympic-style multi-sport events for amateur athletes from the state of Wisconsin, held twice per year in Wausau.
Fat-tire bike racing
List of bicycle types
Overview of different types of bicycles, categorized by function ; number of riders (one, two, or more); by construction or frame type (upright, folding, etc.); by gearing (single speed, derailleur gears, etc.); by sport (mountain biking, BMX, triathlon, etc.); by means of propulsion (human-powered, motor-assisted, etc.); and by rider position (upright, recumbent, etc.) The list also includes miscellaneous types such as pedicabs, rickshaws, and clown bikes.
Overview of different types of bicycles, categorized by function ; number of riders (one, two, or more); by construction or frame type (upright, folding, etc.); by gearing (single speed, derailleur gears, etc.); by sport (mountain biking, BMX, triathlon, etc.); by means of propulsion (human-powered, motor-assisted, etc.); and by rider position (upright, recumbent, etc.) The list also includes miscellaneous types such as pedicabs, rickshaws, and clown bikes.
Fatbikes are mountain bikes with very wide, ~3.7 in, tires designed for riding on soft surfaces such as snow and sand.