• Jan 7, 2019   Category: Advice, Articles

Now that you know what fat bikes are and where you can ride them; let’s talk a little bit about what gear you’ll need for the most enjoyable experience! You’ll want a helmet and something to keep your water in (bottle or hydration pack), but what about clothing layers? Here are some items we recommend […]

• Jan 2, 2019   Category: Advice, Articles

‘Tis the season for fat bike lovers! With the fresh snow covering the Fruita desert, fat bikes get their chance to shine and show you what they’ve got! If somehow, you’ve never had exposure to a fat bike, here’s a quick definition of what they are – a mountain bike with oversized tires (typically 3.8+ […]

• Feb 10, 2017   Category: Articles

Photo by Devon Balet Follow CBB’s Alex “The Wrench” McDonald on his excellent adventure! One of our expert mechanics, Alex, is taking some time off from wrenching to get in a little bit of saddle time on his singlespeed to bikepack the Arizona Trail. Just a little saddle time. If you Google Map it by […]

• Feb 24, 2016   Category: Articles

An interview with Tony “El Jefe” Uriguen reveals how he developed his mechanical mastery of two wheeled vehicles and how it has served as the root of the fast growing endeavor known as CBB by the Fruita biking community. How did you get your start? I was born in northern Nevada and as a young […]

• Nov 13, 2015   Category: Reviews

For the longest time I thought that this bike was way too much machine for an every day bike and the type of riding that I do so I stuck with the Devinci Troy for two years and never even rode the Spartan.  My fear was that it was too slack and more of a park bike than a […]

• Aug 27, 2015   Category: Advice

From the time you get your first 2-wheeled mode of transportation, you are suddenly free to explore the world. As a kid, I would ride my bike miles ( kid miles ) away from my house and meet my friends and practice tricks ( kid tricks ) in the church parking lot. As long as […]

• Jul 16, 2015   Category: Giveaways

We have new CBB socks and water bottles in the shop so we thought we’d do a little giveaway. There are 7 ways to win! Our fave is the last one … tell us what you love about riding! How hard can that be? You can accumulate up to 18 entries! That’s 18 chances to win some cool […]

• Feb 4, 2015   Category: Trail conditions

Perfect! The Kokopelli trails in Loma are perfect right now and if the weather forecasters get it right, the trails will be perfect through next week. Sunny and in the 60’s! We took a quick run on Steve’s Loop Tuesday and got a few pics and this video. Enjoy the video then come by the […]

• Dec 24, 2014   Category: Holiday tips

As the holidays and colder weather approach its time to think about a strategy to combat the accumulation of rust on our bodies and on our bikes. First things first, don’t think the body or bike can’t take a little cold weather activity. With the invention of lightweight winter gear a bike ride is usually […]

• Dec 24, 2014   Category: News clips

CBB Featured in Wall Street Journal Article “I had seen pictures of the canyons in adventure magazines,” wrote the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) Alissa Johnson. “but it was infinitely more impressive in person, so deep we couldn’t see where our trail ended.” That was one of the impressions left by Colorado Backcountry Biker’s (CBB) hut […]