Eriksen was showing off this custom titanium fat bike at the North American Handmade Show. Eriksen fat bikes start at US$4,000Josh Patterson/Future Publishing
This Marzocchi fork is a decade old but found new life as a fat bike fork thanks to its bolt-on arch and crownJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
This Eriksen belongs to company welder Brad Bingham, who had a wider, fat bike-worthy crown and arch fabricated to clear the big tiresJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
The frame has 135mm front spacing and 197Ă—12 rear spacing. DT Swiss does not make hubs compatible with these standards, so Bingham cut and sleeved DT-Swiss 240 hubs to fit the frameJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
44 Bikes is custom builder based in New Hampshire. Company owner Kristofer Henry had his personal bike on displayJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
The top tube is lowered for better standover clearance and has internal routing through the top tube for the rear derailleurJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
The rear end is short and tucked close to the bent seat tube and Henry’s fat bikeJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Boo Bicycles combines carbon or aluminum with bamboo maintubes, this particular AluBoo belongs to the company painterJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
The paint features scales, stripes and others intricate details that one might expect to find in a frame belonging to a painterJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Boo Bicycles employee Jacob Lapenna designed this AluBOOYAH fat bike as a ski mountaineering machineJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Upfront, the AluBOOYAH is loaded with a pair of ice axes, ice screws and plenty of ropeJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Outback, the AluBOOYAH is loaded with more rope and a pair of fat skisJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
The skis attatch to the rear rack via this clever custom mount that uses the skis’ alpine touring (tech) bindings to hold them in placeJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Capitol Bicycle Company designed this particular fat bike for aggressive offroad ridingJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
The winter camo paint scheme is a nice touchJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Dean has been building Ti frames for decades, though this is the company’s first fat bikeJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Dean uses an MRP (formerly White Brothers) aluminum crown and presses in its own titanium fork legs to make the fat bike forkJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Ellis Cycles is better known for its award-winning road bikes. This winter made company owner Dave Wages try his hand at fat-bike buildingJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Ellis Cycles’ Dave Wages opted to leave the frame bare (no clearcoat, just a light layer of WD40 to keep oxidation at bay) to enter it in the Best Fillet Brazing categoryJosh Patterson/Future Publishing
Even fillets and internal routing through the top tubeJosh Patterson/Future Publishing