For the third season I decided to do a fat bike project. We all know the economy is not the best and sometimes to change your fat bike for a more recent one is out of the question but you nonetheless want to gain some ”performance” to your bike. The project base Fortunately I found a 2017 Norco bigfoot 6.3 for $500 that was in excellent shape. Wait what, $500? That is accurate. A rich family up north that used it a…
Designers “broke the mold” to deliver a unique carbon fat bike with geometry to fit all sizes with equal performance. Quebec-based manufacturer Spherik is pleased to unveil its latest fat bike model, which features a more controlled stiffness, better suited to different…
When my friend and tech Dominic told me that he bought a carbon frame from China for this rental fleet I was intrigued by it and it did not take more to brainstorm about the 2022 fat bike project. Directly from China frame! We often hear people saying that they are afraid to buy Chinese frame and heard…
I heard about this place about 3 years ago when a friend told me that we would go to Lac Jérôme. My first reaction was: There is a lake in Saint-Jérôme? The rest is history… About Lac Jérôme is a 10 million square feet park with gravel path and some volunteers made some trails for hiking and snowshoeing and a little bit later fat biking. The trails were named after dogs that are walking…
I wanted to review this bike for a long time, but the timing was always wrong. Spherik is a Canadian bike brand that design their bikes in Quebec. When you talk with Dominique Faure a few minutes, you know right away that…
I wanted to go at Empire 47 during the winter since for many it is the fat biking kingdom in Quebec, Canada. For the necessity of the article, I decided to approach it as a tourist that does not own a fat…
I really wanted to try a jacket more specifically for fat biking this season and Garneau proposed me to try their Orak jacket. Garneau advertise it as a multisport jacket and I quickly saw why. It is a jacket that you could…
I am always on the lookout for bags and ways to carry stuff while on a ride or a bike trip and a handlebar bag is always practical.So when Topo design asked me to review their bike bag, I was happy to do so. My first impression of the bag was how well built it is. They use a 1000D nylon for the outside and a 400D nylon for the liner. Wait what ! They have put a liner in their bag? Yes, and with a bright color so you can easily spot was is…
