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On the first Saturday in December, Global Fat Bike Day encourages fat bike enthusiasts to go out and ride! It’s also a day to learn more about fat bikes and learn how to ride one.

There are regular bicycles and then there are bigger bicycles. These bigger bicycles are called fat bikes. A fat bike has oversized tires that measure 3.8 inches wide or larger. Compare this to the tire width of a regular bicycle, which is 1.75 to 2.215 inches. One reason for wider tires on a fat bike is that they are often ridden on terrain with low ground pressure. Many people ride their fat bikes on snow, sand, and mud. Some enthusiasts have even ridden across entire continents on their fat bikes!

Fat bikes derived from mountain bikes that came on the biking scene in the 1970s and 80s. Mountain bikes allowed adventurous explorers to bike deep into the backcountry. People rode their mountain bikes along logging tracks, mining roads, and hiking trails. Eventually, bicyclists in Alaska and New Mexico began to customize these mountain bikes for riding on sand and snow. This is how the fat bike came about. Throughout the 2000s, fat bikes have become extremely popular.

The BBC will be riding the Keystone Trail up to the Christmas Market in Aksarben Village Event 

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