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
Tag: Fat Bike
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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Mind the gap
Living in a part of the world where we get proper seasons is pretty sweet. Bright warm summers and cold dark winters makes one appreciate things a little bit more. I love the contrasts of beach riding and going far out on frozen water with just months in between. The only time of year that… Continue reading Mind the gap
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All Mountain weekend, Reinnesfjellet slick rock, Norway
Since we´re far up in the arctic we might as well go to Norway. I love the Swedish mountains but Norway is something complete different. That might sound strange when we´re so close to each other. But really it´s a huge different, higher peaks, steeper mountains and the fjords.... About one hour drive from Björkliden… Continue reading All Mountain weekend, Reinnesfjellet slick rock, Norway
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Stay passionate
This was supposed to be a status shared on B.L.i.S.L Facebook page but when I started writing about the link i realized i had to write more than just a status update. My friend Mike "Kid" Reimer of Salsa Cycles wrote such a great article on The Radavist about the new Salsa Blackborrow that wasn't… Continue reading Stay passionate
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Sunday among pines
Kevin from the UK been spending a couple of weeks up here again. After driving around the northern parts of Sweden, Norway and Finland for a few weeks he stayed a few days at our hose. On Sunday we went for a spin out on the trails by the airport and beyond. It´s been a… Continue reading Sunday among pines
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Roamer update #5 Build and geometry
I get a lot of questions about the geometry on the Roamer so here is the build and numbers. My idea about this frame was to get a bit more fun and aggressive fat bike. It´s basically an all mountain hardtail with 4.6" tires. Ready to fit a 120 mm suspension fork up front… Continue reading Roamer update #5 Build and geometry
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Roamer update #4 “There can be only one”
After a series unfortunate events the last pices of the puzzle finally fell into place. Finally time to put the Roamer together. I took a day couple of days off from work to build her up. I really enjoy bike building and every thing went according to plan. The only thing that was a hassle… Continue reading Roamer update #4 “There can be only one”
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Roamer update #3 The arrival
Today at noon the long awaited box from BTR-Fabrications landed at work. It´s been a long wait, but well worth it. Un-boxing a new bike/frame is like Christmas for bike geeks, you know the feeling. When waiting this long, and when it´s a custom frame that is only one of a kind the expectations are… Continue reading Roamer update #3 The arrival
Bike life in Swedish Lapland 