There has been a lot of controversy about the Storm Fatbike Crowdfunding Campaign due to this article on Yahoo questioning the legitimacy of the campaign and the people running it. I was part of this campaign back when it had stalled out at about $80,000. That was before Yahoo starting posting their original article about it…
The indiegogo campaign for the Storm has been taking the world by storm. The kickstarter for the first 30 days stalled out at around $90,000 which was over their initial necessary boundary of $75,000 but not by much. Then it went viral. Suddenly it was making almost $500,000 a DAY as it got posted to the…
I got my Surly Bud 4.8 tire yesterday and took it for a spin. We got close to 12 inches of snow on top of several inches that were already on the ground making it pretty much impossible to ride in the powder with anything but a snowmobile. I decided to just ride in the…
After making 4 different electric fatbike prototypes out of Bikes Direct aluminum fatbikes I’ve decided to try a different route entirely. The new Storm fatbike is selling their entire fatbike with battery, charger and motor for a measly $499 (till this Friday 2/6/2015). Considering that I usually drop more than that on a motor or…
I ordered a pair of Slipnot chains several weeks ago from Justin at www.slipnottraction.com and was really impressed at their performance. I had some difficulty getting the 3.8″ chains for a 85 mm rim to fit on my 4.0 VeeRubber Mission. Justin just mailed me a new set of the larger chains with a prepaid postal…
The folks at Storm have finally done it. They are designing and building an electric fatbike for $499. It’s a 32v Direct Drive system and a steel frame that is claiming to weigh a mere 45lbs. Looks like a great deal for a decent ride. You can check out their Indiegogo campaign here, but hurry…
Great blog post from the site that has been a huge inspiration for all things ebike obsessed. Highlights include the first two Electric 2WD fatbikes I’ve seen on the market
Bike Island Bike Island is the companion site to bikesdirect which is where they sell their bikes that get scratched up or damaged in shipping. About 10 years ago I discovered Bike Island when shopping for a decent road bike. My best friend went to a bike shop and bought a $900 road bike. I…
The new Rockshox Bluto front fork for fatbikes has been one of the most anticipated products in the last several years. If one looks closely at the specs it should support the widest of tires with 4.9″ of clearance and a 150mm through hole axle. The only problem with the through hole axle design is…
Fatbikes are great but one big problem with them has kept most people from buying them – Price. For Electric Fatbikes the problem is further compounded by the fact that to build a decent Efatbike you are look at spending over a grand on batteries and a good motor & controller. For years the only…
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