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ENFatBikeLivigno gives you the chance to try 8 fat E-bikes on the snowy trails of Livigno... for free!
Fat bikes were born in the US at the end of the ‘80s, in Alaska as a mean of transport and in mexico as a sand bike. Nowadays it is a growing trend, you can see more and more of them around the alps because the bikers (and amateurs as well) are amazed by the capabilities of the fat tires.
The interesting news is that 8 of FatBikeLivigno’s bikes are hybrid and thank to that, people with different levels of training are able to enjoy jaw-dropping views surrounded by pristine landscapes.
FatBikeLivigno offers guided tours on fat bikes and hybrid fat bikes around the stunning landscape of Livigno and its valleys.
The company is supported by the guides of MTBLIVIGNO.eu with their long-lasting experience and offers a wide range of adventures that could take from 2-3 hours to the whole day.
From easy tours on wide trails for beginners to challenging downhills for experts.
On the website you will find a weekly summer or winter program. Every day different adventures take place, day or night (strong lights included of course).
FatBikeLivigno doesn’t rent bikes but offers full packages included with guide, hybrid fat bikes, helmet and light as well (when needed).
Benefits of a hybrid bike:
- it reduces but does’t eliminate the physical effort
- allows you not to sweat too much: you can ride with warmer and cosier clothes
- you can ride longer and see new stunning landscapes
- assist the pedaling until 25km/h and the battery lasts for more than 50km with no pollution whatsoever
- it is as easy to ride as a muscular fat bike
- you can have fun during the climbs as well
- it is a bike for everybody
Here is Fabrizio, one of the FatBikeLivigno’s guides:
"Hi there,
Albertino, Francesco and I are three FCI and AMI Mountain Bike Guides that have been working in the field from 2009.
After having organized tours for two winter seasons we realized that pedaling on the snow with a regular fat bike is not for everybody. You need to be well trained because of the stronger friction given by the 4.7 inche tires. This gets even harder on a sometimes-loose surface like the snow.
From here “FatBike assistita 2016” project was born. Our Hybrid Bikes have 4 levels of helping the pedaling: ECO, TOUR, SPORT and TURBO and the engine assists you until a top speed of 25km/h. The bikes have a last-generation Bosch CX Performance engine that boosts also on the steepest climbs thanks to a 500W/h battery.
On the side of the cross-country piste of Livigno we have a track for pedestrians, horses, sleds and fat bikes. Furthermore there are the Val Federìa and Tee’s trails. Cycling on the cross-country pistes is forbidden for safety reasons.
We have also two freeride trails: the first accessible from the blue gondola (Cassana) and the second on the other side of the valley (Sponda area) accessible via shuttle.
The former, rideable only in winter, takes shape thanks to skiers and some work of shovel; it is real fun with its couple of tracks. The latter is based on a summer Mottolino Bike Park trail that gets covered in snow during wintertime. It is immersed in a larix wood, among berms and wooden northshores."
All in all, for all the bike nerds, but also for who wants to challenge himself with no experience at all:
8 Hybrid Fat Bikes are waiting for you. A free test every day in Livigno, Via Ostaria 257 at the start of the chairlift number 29 Botarel/Valandrea.
The 2016-Cube-catalogue’s Hybrid Fat Bikes are the Nutrail Hybrid 500. They have Rock Shox Bluto forks, Magura disc brakes, dropper seatposts, Schwalbe Jumbo Jim 4 inche tires and, of course Bosch CX Performance engine with 500W/h battery.
For further informations:
website: www.fatbikelivigno.eu
mail: info [at] fatbikelivigno [dot] eu
phone number: Fabrizio +39 3490820616 Francesco+39 3469666514
A weekly program. with different kind of tours for different kind of training!
