While all the buzz at Interbike 2015 seemed to be around plus-size bikes, the fat bike trend shows absolutely no signs of stopping, or even slowing its forward momentum. Numerous fat bikes from last year or previous years received minor updates for the 2016 model year, and we also spotted a ton of totally-new fat bikes since this time last year. Going into Interbike this year, we tried to make a list of brands that aren’t selling a fat bike, and it was a very, very small list. And then, as we wandered the showroom floor meeting with brands, we realized that many of the companies that we put on our list had just launched a brand-new fat bike this year.
Here are 22 brand-new fat bikes that we spotted at Interbike 2015. Know of a new fat bike, less than a year old, that we missed? Let us know about it in the comments section below!
9:zero:7 Whiteout Team Edition
Available this fall, the Whiteout Team Edition utilizes a new carbon layup to drop even more weight–the complete bike, sans pedals, that I saw at Outdoor Demo weighs in at just under 19 pounds! Do note that that’s with a reasonable build kit, including a SRAM XX1 1×11 drivetrain, and not with a bunch of ridiculous parts that nobody would every use. No anorexic singlespeed builds here!
No word on cost yet, but don’t expect this rig to come cheap!
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9:zero:7 Slider
9:zero:7 is also launching a new belt drive fatty, dubbed the “Slider.” The name comes from the sliding drop outs, which make tensioning a singlespeed drivetrain–whether it’s a belt or a chain–very easy.
Advocate Cycles Watchman
Advocate Cycles calls this fat bike the Watchman: it’s an alloy bike with clearance for tires up to 4.5″. The Bluto version shown above retails for $2,750 and all of the company’s profits go to cycling non-profits.
Borealis Crestone
The new carbon Borealis Crestone comes stock with a Bluto fork, and we’re hearing complete builds will begin at $5,000.
Borealis Flume
Besides the fact that the Flume will have an all-alloy frame, we also know that it will come with SRAM GX components and a Borealis carbon post, bar, and fork. Alternatively, customers will have the option to upgrade to a RockShox Bluto fork or a Lauf fork. The base build will cost $2,200, and the Bluto upgrade is an additional $200.
Cannondale Fat CAAD
Available in two build kits ($3,730 and $2,130), the top-tier build comes stock with the Olaf Lefty fork. The top-tier CAAD comes spec’ed with a SRAM X01 1×11 drivetrain, SunRingle MuleFüt 80 SL rims, Schwalbe Jumbo Jim 4.8″ Snakeskin tubeless tires, SRAM Guide brakes, and a Cannondale cockpit. Read more about the new Cannondale bikes, here.
Charge Cooker Maxi
Hailing from Britain, Charge is new to the US, but their signature is a wide range of 27.5+ bikes, along with a few on either end of the tire width spectrum. That includes a fat bike, and two models are available: the Cooker Maxi 1 (pictured here) for $1,199 and the Cooker Maxi 2, for $1,599. The 1 features an aluminum frame and a chromoly fork, whereas the 2 has a steel frame and fork. The 2 comes stock with a SRAM GX 1×11 drivetrain and 4″ Maxxis Mammoth tires, and the 1 sports a SRAM X5 2×10 drivetrain and the same tires.
Coast Goliath FS
The Coast Goliath FS is a full suspension, alloy frame fat bike with 120mm of travel front and rear. It’ll fit 4.8″ tires, and the SRAM GX1 version retails online for $3,288.
Ellsworth Buddha
The Ellsworth Buddha is a carbon fat bike with a RockShox Bluto suspension fork, and it can accommodate tires up to 4.8″. Starting at $4,495.
Fatback Rhino
The Rhino is a new aluminum bike in Fatback’s lineup, offering a more affordable entry point into the Fatback family. The Rhino is suspension-compatible but comes stock with a rigid fork and a SRAM GX drivetrain. Sliding dropouts allow you to go singlespeed if you want, as well. MSRP for the GX build is $1,975, and the cost for the complete singlespeed is $1,799.
Fatback Skookum
The new Skookum from Fatback features a carbon frame, Bluto fork (the first bike in Fatback’s lineup to be Bluto-compatible), 20mm shorter chainstays as compared to the Corvus, a 68.5 degree headtube angle on top of the 120mm-travel fork, dropper post, XTR drivetrain, and 170mm cranks with a 190mm rear end. This is also the first Fatback model to be designed primarily as a 3-season trail bike, and as such it’s the first model to feature hydraulic brakes in their new “3 season build kits.” The XTR model with carbon wheels will retail somewhere around $6,000, and the standard wheels with SRAM GX drivetrain will ring up at $3,350. Available in October.
Fuji Wendigo
The Fuji Wendigo is available at two price points: the 1.1 at $1,350, and the 1.3 at $1,160 (pictured). The 1.1 features an alloy frame and fork, a SRAM X7 / Shimano XT 2×10 drivetrain, 4.7″ Vee Bulldozer tires, and it weighs in at 35.31lbs.
Fyxation Blackhawk
This fully rigid, fully carbon fat bike from Fyxation was spotted running 29+ wheels at Interbike but it’s also capable of running standard 5″ fat bike tires too. A 2×10 X7/X9 build retails for $2,995.
Heller Bloodhound
The first bike from Heller, the Bloodhound, is a carbon hardtail fat bike offered with either a rigid or Bluto suspension fork. Pricing seems to be pretty competitive, with the rigid Bloodhound retailing for $2,199 for a complete bike. Bloodhound frames are available at $1,249 and the top-of-the-line Bluto Bloodhound is $2,599.
Jamis Roughneck
The Jamis Roughneck consists of an aluminum alloy frame with a matching alloy rigid fork, and features plenty of mounting points for racks, bags, and bottles. With 5″ tires, this is a pretty affordable fatty at $1,699.
Origin8 Amarok XLT
Retailing for “sub-$1,000″ — $999, to be exact, the Amarok is still one of the most affordable fatties on this list, and sports 4.8” tires.
Raleigh Pardner
The Raleigh Pardner retails for $849.99 and sports a steel frame and fork with clearance for 4″ tires.
Raleigh Rumson
The Raleigh Rumson is a rigid fat bike with an alloy frame and fork. It will accommodate tires up to 5″ and retails for $1,499.99.
Ritchey Commando
The Ritchey Commando was officially announced at Interbike last year, but production models just started shipping this year. The frame and fork will accept tires up to 4″, and the frame + fork combo retails for $995.
SE Bikes Fat Ripper BMX
While not technically a mountain bike, I spotted the world’s first fat BMX bike at the show. Dubbed the “Fat Ripper,” this rig sports 3.5″-wide BMX tires and retails for $950. At first, I thought they weren’t really serious, until I saw some of the photos and videos of Todd Lyons absolutely shredding on it! Stay tuned for a Fat Ripper edit sometime soon!
Scott Big Jon
The Scott Big Jon fat bike is a rigid, lower-cost alternative to their Big Ed that was just announced this July. Hitting the cash register at $1,599, that’s a pretty solid deal for an alloy frame and fork, Shimano XT 2×10 drivetrain and Shimano brakes, and a full 5″ of tire clearance.
Also, how ’bout that paint job?!
Surly Wednesday
The Wednesday is spec’ed with a SRAM 2×10 X5 drivetrain and Tektro mechanical disc brakes. At only $1,500 MSRP, this is an affordable 5″-tired fat bike that could be great for early entrants into the fat bike market and bikepackers alike.
Want to see even more fat bikes? Browse our comprehensive list of fat bikes: budget, mid-range, and high-end.
