Frequently asked questions

A fat bike is a bicycle with very wide tyres, usually 4 inches (about 10 cm) or more, compared with around 2 inches on a normal mountain bike. The wide tyres run at low pressure, which gives grip on sand, mud, gravel and dirt and a very smooth ride. In Vietnam they are also called "xe đạp bánh béo" (fat-wheel bike).

Very, and growing. Fat bikes were built for snow and sand in Alaska and the American Southwest; in the last few years, the electric version especially, they have become a phenomenon in Europe and North America. In the Netherlands alone, 111,556 fat bikes were sold in 2024, about 13% of all new bikes (source: RAI Vereniging and BOVAG), and the Dutch government is preparing separate rules for electric fat bikes. In Vietnam fat bikes are still new, but more and more bike shops now stock them.

An electric fat bike has a motor (typically 250 to 750 W) and a battery, so it goes further and climbs easily, but it is heavier, needs charging and costs more. A regular fat bike has no motor: lighter, simpler and cheaper. See the guide to fat bike types.

Fat bikes are sold by a number of bike shops in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and other cities, and on Shopee and Facebook, mostly in Vietnamese. Fatbike.vn brings bikes from partner shops together on one site, in English and Vietnamese, so you can compare and order in one place with delivery to your address in Vietnam. The first model, the Calli 3100, is live.

As a guide: regular fat bikes about 5 to 20 million VND (roughly 200 to 800 USD), electric fat bikes about 10 to 40 million VND (roughly 400 to 1,600 USD), depending on brand, motor, battery and seller. Each model's page shows its exact price and the shop that sells it.

In Vietnam, an e-bike with a motor up to 250 W and a top speed of 25 km/h is generally treated as an electric bicycle and needs no licence. More powerful bikes may fall under electric motorbike rules. Ask the shop about the specific model.

Yes. There is no restriction on foreigners buying a bicycle or an electric bicycle. Fatbike.vn exists partly for this reason: all bike information, ordering and support is available in English, and the bike is delivered to your address in Vietnam.

No. Fatbike.vn is where fat bike shops in Vietnam list their bikes. You choose a bike and order on fatbike.vn; the shop that sells that bike delivers it and handles the warranty. The shop's name is always shown on the bike's page.

On each bike's own page, yes: those are real photos supplied by the shop and the brand. Some images on the general pages are AI-generated illustrations, labelled as such under each image.

The partner shop that sells that bike. They deliver, and handle warranty and service exactly as for a customer buying in their shop. Fatbike.vn helps you if anything goes wrong in the ordering process.

That depends on the partner shop. Delivery areas, times and any fees are shown on each bike's page before you order.

Payment options are shown on each bike's page before you order. Online ordering opens soon; the exact options, such as pay on delivery, bank transfer or online payment, will be announced then.

The first model is the Calli 3100, a 26-inch fat bike sold and delivered by a partner shop in Ninh Binh. Online ordering opens soon; on the bike's page you can leave your email to hear the moment you can order. More models, more brands and electric fat bikes are being added.

See the page for suppliers and send an application. No fixed fees, only a commission when a bike sells. You still deliver and keep your customer.