{"id":397,"date":"2014-12-02T13:06:02","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T18:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/?p=397"},"modified":"2014-12-02T16:25:33","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T21:25:33","slug":"putting-a-new-spin-on-fat-bike-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/gridlock\/putting-a-new-spin-on-fat-bike-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting a new spin on fat-bike fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jesse Winter<\/p>\n

\"Cyclist<\/a>
Cyclist Sierra van der Meer churns through the cold on Lewes Blvd. in Whitehorse last winter. (Photo \u00a9 Jesse Winter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Like wheeled Frankensteins, they roll across the city, flattening all in their path, unstoppable by even the coldest Ottawa winter.<\/p>\n

Fat bikes. They\u2019ve been spotted cruising across frozen snow banks or weaving between traffic. Their bulbous wheels, swollen like a Yeti\u2019s feet, spinning through snow and ice with ease.<\/p>\n

The fat bike<\/a> craze has grown steadily across Canada for the past couple of years, but they\u2019ve been slowly gaining traction in Canada\u2019s snowiest regions for over a decade.<\/p>\n

As Dave Macki, co-owner of Phat Moose Cycles explains, fat bikes were once relegated to the fringes along with other bizarre creations like tall bikes<\/a>, recumbents<\/a> and other freak bikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrands like Surly has been making their Pugsley for years. Salsa made one for a long time as well, but now everyone under the sun makes a fat bike,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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