Fat bikes are awesome. We’ve had a ton of fun this winter getting out and enjoying the local groomed trails, hitting the races and rides, and mixing in a bit of fresh air to our indoor miles. Even with spring looking to be on the way, we aren’t planning on putting away our fat bikes for good.
Depending on where you live, fat bikes are either a legitimate fixture on the trails year-round, or a bit of a curiosity. With the snow melting quickly, some folks are thinking about hanging up their fat bike for the year, while others are switching wheels to 27.5” plus or 29” plus, or just ready to keep their wide tires on for the dirt.
Either way, we’ve got a good mount for your summer plans. For transportation and long-term storage, we offer a fork mount for fat bikes that lets you drop the front wheel and secure the fork with your thru axle. This is the most secure, bomb-proof way to store your fat bike in a trailer, or in the garage when you aren’t planning on riding it every day. Even the most organized storage spaces can get a bit busy, and the fork mount offers a way to store your bike so that nothing can move it or knock it over. The combo fork mount works for 150 thru axle and 142 quick release fork spacing, which covers most fat bikes made in the past year or two.
If you’re one of the riders who stays on the same bike all year long, we’ve got a quicker solution for you. Our wheelie mounts let you keep the front wheel on. For road bikes and mountain bikes, that’s not a big deal. For fat bikes, we wanted to make sure we had a mount that was wide enough to securely hold a five inch tire without the risk of getting knocked or pushed off. That meant squaring off and lengthening our Wheelie mount to accommodate the additional tire width. After some testing on 3.8”, 4.6” and 4.8” tires, we think the extra length offers a noticeable more secure hook for your favorite ride.