Spring winter is upon us and conditions have never been better for hitting the frozen Bay of Bothnia. I had the Wednesday off and the forecast said calm weather and clear skies. I usually go alone when i have weekdays off but this week i´ve had my good fat bike friend Kevin from England staying… Continue reading Frozen Sea Ride Report
Instigator ++ The fat bike wannabe
Since I've built up the BTR the bike building kind of been on hold. Usually I have a project during the winter. But since I now have the ultimate bike (BTR💛) its not really a problem or...? Yeah, to be honest, I miss having a project. To afford my dream bike I got rid of… Continue reading Instigator ++ The fat bike wannabe
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The Fat Awakens
Guess what, winter sucks! Dark, cold and snowy. I'm freezing and don't wanna go outside any more. Naaaw... I'm just kidding. Winter is awesome and it's me who's been lazy the last two months. But to be honest. We had quite a rough one this year. Two kinds of weather, super cold or super snow.… Continue reading The Fat Awakens
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Isle of Snow
Winter is having a firm grip on our little arctic town. Loads of snow and handleable temperatures has made the the first weeks of 2018 pretty nice. It's still early in the season but the archipelago is calling and i need to get out there. Both me and Andreas had The Wednesday off and we… Continue reading Isle of Snow
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Getting out there
Ice been covering the bay for a few weeks now. But heavy snowfall followed by low temperatures makes conditions a bit difficult. Today it was a few degrees below freezing and me and Andreas decided to try to cross over to Gråsjälören , the tiny island in the city bay where there's waffles and coffee… Continue reading Getting out there
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So it begins
The last few days have been cold. This morning the thermometer showed -17 Celsius i had the morning off and it´s about time to check the status of the ice. When it´s cold the ice grows fast but it´s still to early to go far out. I took about an hour spin to check the… Continue reading So it begins
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In between
November, the most dull month of the year. It´s that time when we´re just waiting for the winter to arrive. Short days, rain, cold but not dry like in the winter. But all of a sudden temperature drops and the sun show herself. This year i have not visited Sandön at all with my bike.… Continue reading In between
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The Emerald Fat Bike Connection – Part six, Trails of Wicklow
Beaches and mellow rides are sure nice but Wicklow got some pretty rad trails to. The very awesome Ian at Fatbikeadventures.ie set me up with a new bike for all that single track awesomeness to come. A Rockymountain Blizzard with a huge 150 mm Wren up front. What a beast! Wicklow county is full of… Continue reading The Emerald Fat Bike Connection – Part six, Trails of Wicklow
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The Emerald Fat Bike Connection – Part five, Life’s a beach
Wicklow is a mountainbike Mecca. They host the EWS series in Ireland and there´s trail centers and local trails every where. They say Wicklow has the best crowd on the enduro circus and considering the people i met here it makes good sense. The Irish are simply awesome. Thanks to my Buddy Ian Bolt at… Continue reading The Emerald Fat Bike Connection – Part five, Life’s a beach
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The Emerald Fat Bike connection – Part four, Wayne and Emma
This is the first of a series of post from our Ireland trip. (More to come about Fatbikeadventures.ie and the riding.) Here is what happens when you ride bikes. Back in March i had some new friends over from Ireland to ride the ice of the Bay of Bothnia. Check the story on how we… Continue reading The Emerald Fat Bike connection – Part four, Wayne and Emma
Bike life in Swedish Lapland 