Fat Bikes

'Aigh't then.. I always thought fat bikes were fun in a gimmicky way for sure. one of the more obscure trends that would always remain part of a sub culture. something that would always see US, steel or possibly aluminum fabrication and never sell more than maybe 100 a year industry wide. well now some fucktard marketing genius said "hey, let's mainstream these bad boys and we can cash in on them as a 'trending' product." 

But because of this we are seeing shit like this:

as well as super high end full carbon (which I have to admit is pretty cool, despite its amazingly scary nature.

Hell. Fat bikes are not new at all. remember Dan Hanebrink? 

Yeah people laughed at him too back in the 90's when he couldn't sell his forks to buy pizza

 The original concept fat bike by Danno was to have a true go anywhere moon lander of a bike. something you can go troll beaches for hotties with

Pose on the beach with and show off how much smaller your ass is from riding a bike that weighs more than you

oh man, the whole concept is just driving me to drink....

Sure there are some really cool designs out there like the aforementioned carbon bike and this:

but the fat bike is an adventure bike. something designed to go get lost in the backcountry with

 Ride the snow covered trails of Alaska (Dog knows there is no dirt there, just snow all year round, like Iceland)

But now with the major companies of Special Ed, Trek and Norco all making fat bikes and the push of these carbon and even Titanium "racey" models and talk of the new schooler fat bike types saying there needs to be a category to race these things professionally. Add to that noncense the addition of "sex appeal" to this platform and POW

well.. since you put it that way, I kind of want one now too. Maybe the 650B idiots should have tried this marketing method rather than just stopping production on 26" products. 

man, I really need to just take up golf!

In an ongoing effort to try to keep up with http://teamrobotkillsyourface.com/ I'm going to try to post new shit here more often. I am a lazy bastard and I admit it so stopping to post here for the one person that reads it makes me feel like Doogie Howser masturbating so it is kind of hard to justify the time but nonetheless.

There is news on the North American produced Musashi front finally. I have traction with CNC as our shop (in northeast Canada of all places) can get us all the machined parts (approx 38.8897% of the bike is CNC machined) within 6-7 weeks of us getting them the $28,000 to make them. We are short the full funds to make the bikes but I am trying. I pretty much sold everything (including my sperm and blood and attempting to pimp out my dogs) to make this project roll. The deposits I collected have all gone to buy tubing and pay bills to keep the company treading water. I have not paid myself since December of 2012 so those of you that think I am just living fat off your money you can eat a dick.

The bikes will cost us about $40% more than we got in for deposits because of the North American fabrication as opposed to the TW fabrication. So hate me for wanting to give jobs and money back to my own country.

PHOTO TIME!!!!!

Klunkin 'ain't easy but it is sure damn fun!

some new racer images for your desktop pleasure

Photos by Dan Severson and Shimano and are copyright

One Ghost Industries/LBR Racing takes on the World Cup

Dateline: 02/07/20132

Portland, Oregon (and Southern California)

One Ghost Industries announces World Cup Trade Team

One Ghost Industries, LLC is proud to announce our officially sanctioned UCI World Cup Trade Team for the 2013 season!

That’s right, One Ghost Industries/LBR Racing is poised to race select UCI World Cup events this season aboard our fully redesigned Musashi DH-1 clad with the finest in components from Shimano, Fox Racing Shox, Industry Nine, Continental Tires, ODI Grips, cSixx, Candy Components with help from Feedback Sports, Pedro’s Tools, Lumen Clothing, Kali Protective and Ryders Eyewear.

Team One Ghost Industries/LBR Racing is co-sponsored by Little Black Robot (www.littleblackrobot.com) a unique electronics gadgets boutique based in Southern California.

The World Cup team will be nine racers strong and consist of the following:

One Ghost Industries USA National Factory team riders:

Arthur Babcock

Nikolas Dudukovich

Brandan Bohl

Conrad Culleney

One Ghost Industries Professional Satellite racers

Jason Sheiding

Timmy Mangini

Loren DeJong

Brian Scolforo

Leland O’Connor

“I can’t believe the level of talent and dedication we have assembled for the program this season! I am really excited about it and would like to personally thank each of our team sponsors for their dedication and support of us! Having such an ensemble cast for the World Cup stage is a dream come true for me.” Said David Meredith Team Manager/Mechanic/owner of One Ghost Industries

“I am VERY excited to be working with such a professional, talented and dedicated group of racers such as the OG crew and all of our team sponsors, especially Shimano. To be in such awesome company world-wide really puts a positive impact on my brand and validates everything I am trying to accomplish as a small business owner.” Said Frank Martinez Owner of  Little Black Robot

“All I can say is WOW. The level of support from our sponsors this season has really made it possible for our program to go international. I know that as a whole, we can do this and by the 2014 season maybe we can run the entire WC circuit! I am looking forward to an incredible year with my friends/fellow racers and our sponsors who all have become more like family than just our team supporters. I thank all of you deeply.” Said Team Captain Arthur Babcock

New to the clothing world is Lumen™ Gloves & Apparel (www.getlumen.com) launching this year with One Ghost Industries/LBR Racing helping to develop the finest in MTB race gear and ride wear.

About Little Black Robot: Little Black Robot is here to serve you! Our mission is to cherry pick the best electronics and accessories and brings them to you. We look for products that combine smart design & creative style with reliable function & purpose-driven form. Our customers know they can look to us for the latest in quality, colorful, and clever products. We’re an independently owned and owner-operated small business. And we’re dedicated to helping you navigate the world of small electronics and accessories to get the most out of your iPhone, iPad, and music.

About One Ghost Industries: We are a small, racer-owned company who makes bikes out of passion and love for the sport. We are organic with deep grassroots.

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