Star videographer Randy Risling gets Matt Morrish of Cycle Solutions in Toronto to explain why fat biking is so popular.

“It changes the way you ride your bike,” says Morrish as he zooms along Ashbridge’s Bay in Toronto. “You’re no longer limited.”

The wide-tire bikes were originally designed for Alaskan snow and New Mexican sand rather than road. In recent years, they’ve become increasingly the bike of choice for year-round cyclists in Ontario.