Roll´n Round - MTB Trailriding at Rovaniemi, Finland
Roll Outdoor crew showing some trails around city of Rovaniemi.
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Epic Winter Mountain biking ride at Rovaniemi
Jesse taking a ride at Epic winter fatbike trails at Ounasvaa, Lapland, Finland. If you haven't ridden this trail yet, you definitely should.
Film by Roll outdoors
Rider: Jesse Krohn
Music from Envato Elements
Trails For Kids! Winter riding at Ounasvaara
Kids rocks, also with bikes!
Video shot at Ounasvaara, Lapland Finland
Roll Outdoors morning tour at new years eve
Some fresh snow and beautiful trees in the winter wonderland of Ounasvaara, Rovaniemi
Trail Moments Rovaniemi - vol1. Ounasvaara
Evening ride at Ounasvaara enduro singletracks in July 2018.
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In Finland Exploring Mountain Biking A New Way
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Forget snow mobiles or skis, the latest way to explore frozen arctic landscapes is by bicycle - a fat one.
A trend for so-called Fat Biking has spread to the frozen forests of Finnish Lapland, becoming a hit with thrill-seeking winter tourists.
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These tourists are getting kitted out for a mountain-biking trek with a difference.
From the frozen roads of northerly Finnish city Rovaniemi, they're headed to Lapland's snow-covered forests, riding on fat bikes.
Once a fringe novelty, fat biking is fast becoming a popular element of modern mountain-biking.
It's thought to have been developed by mountain bikers hoping to pedal Alaska's frozen landscapes, but also New Mexico's sand dunes.
There are no prizes for guessing where it gets its name - the off-road bicycles are fitted with oversized tyres, typically measuring around 3.8 inches (9.6 centimetres) and more.
The tires, designed for low ground pressure, allow riders to conquer soft, unstable terrain, such as snow and sand.
Fat bikes (are) good when you're riding on soft surfaces, explains Johannes Perkkio from Rovaniemi-based mountain biking tour operator 'Roll Outdoors.'
It's like riding on snow or soft sand and things, but also it's really good, for example, beginner riders who want to get more traction on the road, on the single tracks. It softens the rocks and road when you ride in the forest.
Experts say fat bikes mean there is no end to the mountain biking season.
Most mountain bikers live in locations where snow and ice make year-round riding impossible, but not anymore.
Perkkio claims it's preferable in comparison to other arctic mobility options, such as snow mobiles, particularly because there's no environmental impact.
You can do it in many ways, but mountain biking is good because most of the people have been riding bikes back home, so it's the easy way to go anywhere you go naturally, he says.
It's like you're not using any fuel or anything, just riding a bike. That's good for the environment too.
Mountain biking tour operator 'Roll Outdoors' conducts fat bike tours from its city centre office in Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland.
Morning rides take tourists along snow-covered mountain bike trails, as the winter sun slowly rises in the sky.
They finish at the top of the city's nearby hill, named 'Tottorakka.'
It's a two-hour, eight-kilometre (five-mile) trek, which also includes scenic views of sprawling forests on the edge of the Arctic Circle.
We have got really good feedback, but this is for everybody this is really new, says Perkkio.
And there isn't really many people who are coming here, they don't know you can ride fat bikes here, but yeah, they really like it.
Tourist Stefano Di Cola is visting Rovaniemi from Rome. He hadn't heard of fat biking before, but jumped at the chance to explore Finnish nature on two wheels.
I heard on the internet, I was looking for something special in Finland, he says.
And then we decided to do the fat (biking) because we are in contact with the nature, so it's beautiful.
According to Lapland tourist board, House of Lapland, the arctic region registered 2.66 million overnight stays last year, a 13 percent increase in comparison to 2015.
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Love & Road bloggers fatbiking on the snow. Lapland, Finland
Love & Road bloggers visited Roll Outdoors at January 2016.
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Golden Hour Ride | Mountain Biking in Finland
Evening ride in beautiful Nordic nature.
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Winter riding at Isorakka, Ounasvaara Finland
Fatbiking Roll Outdoors style at Isorakka, Ounasvaara.
Rolling at Ounasvaara
Sometimes we have hard time to believe in what kind of surroundings we are riding!
2017 01 12 night ride
Fat biking at Ounasvaara winter singletrails in January 2017. Rovaniemi, Finland
Fatbiking on hard packed snow
No need for singletracks! After warm day and freezing cold night you can ride on hard packed snow and go anywhere you want. The freedom to choose your lines feels amazing!
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Winter tourists explore arctic landscape on two wheels
(30 Dec 2017) LEAD IN:
Forget snow mobiles or skis, the latest way to explore frozen arctic landscapes is by bicycle - a fat one.
A trend for so-called Fat Biking has spread to the frozen forests of Finnish Lapland, becoming a hit with thrill-seeking winter tourists.
STORY-LINE:
These tourists are getting kitted out for a mountain-biking trek with a difference.
From the frozen roads of northerly Finnish city Rovaniemi, they're headed to Lapland's snow-covered forests, riding on fat bikes.
Once a fringe novelty, fat biking is fast becoming a popular element of modern mountain-biking.
It's thought to have been developed by mountain bikers hoping to pedal Alaska's frozen landscapes, but also New Mexico's sand dunes.
There are no prizes for guessing where it gets its name - the off-road bicycles are fitted with oversized tyres, typically measuring around 3.8 inches (9.6 centimetres) and more.
The tyres, designed for low ground pressure, allow riders to conquer soft, unstable terrain, such as snow and sand.
Fat bikes (are) good when you're riding on soft surfaces, explains Johannes Perkkio from Rovaniemi-based mountain biking tour operator 'Roll Outdoors.'
It's like riding on snow or soft sand and things, but also it's really good, for example, beginner riders who want to get more traction on the road, on the single tracks. It softens the rocks and road when you ride in the forest.
Experts say fat bikes mean there is no end to the mountain biking season.
Most mountain bikers live in locations where snow and ice make year-round riding impossible, but not anymore.
Perkkio claims it's preferable in comparison to other arctic mobility options, such as snow mobiles, particularly because there's no environmental impact.
You can do it in many ways, but mountain biking is good because most of the people have been riding bikes back home, so it's the easy way to go anywhere you go naturally, he says.
It's like you're not using any fuel or anything, just riding a bike. That's good for the environment too.
Mountain biking tour operator 'Roll Outdoors' conducts fat bike tours from its city centre office in Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland.
Morning rides take tourists along snow-covered mountain bike trails, as the winter sun slowly rises in the sky.
They finish at the top of the city's nearby hill, named 'Tottorakka.'
It's a two-hour, eight-kilometre (five-mile) trek, which also includes scenic views of sprawling forests on the edge of the Arctic Circle.
We have got really good feedback, but this is for everybody this is really new, says Perkkio.
And there isn't really many people who are coming here, they don't know you can ride fat bikes here, but yeah, they really like it.
Tourist Stefano Di Cola is visting Rovaniemi from Rome. He hadn't heard of fat biking before, but jumped at the chance to explore Finnish nature on two wheels.
I heard on the internet, I was looking for something special in Finland, he says.
And then we decided to do the fat (biking) because we are in contact with the nature, so it's beautiful.
According to Lapland tourist board, House of Lapland, the arctic region registered 2.66 million overnight stays last year, a 13 percent increase in comparison to 2015.
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Winter Roller Coaster at Ounasvaara, Rovaniemi, Finland
Trails starting from shopping center Revontuli. :-D
So smooth so flowy. We love the way some of our rocky single tracks get so fun to ride on winter!
Fat Biking at freshly groomed Ounasvaara Winter Trails
Rovaniemi, Ounasvaara Bike and Ski Park
Trail Biking
Rolling around lapland
Few bikes, hundreds of adventures! We got some new bikes today which means some of our Cube Nutrail Hybrids needs a new owner. These bikes will give still thousands of smiles for their new riders!
Bikes and prizes: rolloutdoors.com/fi/myynnissa-olevat-pyorat/cube-nutrail-hybrid
Mountain biking in Dokkas, Swedish Lapland
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Music by: The Horsemen
Roll outdoors night ride December 2017
Some night riding in the snowy forest of Ounasvaara, Rovaniemi. Using Cube Nutrail Hybrid electric fatbikes and Lumonite Compass R lights.
Trail running in Ounasvaara | Rovaniemi | Finland
Well, Rovaniemi (and Finland in general) is not famous for its mountains, but there are a lot of tracks and trails to have fun running, trekking or walking with the family.
This is maybe my favorite trail track in Ounasvaara hill in Rovaniemi: uphills, downhills, stones, rocks, roots, sand roads, single tracks... Pure fun!