Originally Posted by
gecho
The Larry on my Pugsley slips out a lot unless I run very low pressure on it. On ice and polished snow it's pretty sketchy even at 4-5 psi. At that low of pressure the bike has odd cornering characteristics when I encounter a stretch of bare pavement. The tire always wants to stay flat which keeps the bike from leaning in a corner giving this weird front tire pulling feel.
I know what you mean about how the steering feels at really low tire pressure. if I run the BFLs down below 7psi, you have to muscle it a bit to turn on asphalt. I'm a pretty big guy so my sweet spot is around 9-10 psi for off road, lots of grip, lots of float, steering is still responsive.
Originally Posted by
gecho
I have no idea when my studded tires will arrive so, I've been contemplating getting either a Nate or Bud for the front. The Bud is so much larger than a Nate the bike might look a bit odd. On mtbr I saw a Mukluk with, B & L and it looks awesome. If I went that route I'd probably have to give up on the idea of fenders.
As far as studded tires, I've seen the 45Nrth Dillingers in the shop and they are really light, about 300 grams
lighter with studs than a stock BFL or a 120TPI Bud or Lou. Amazing. I have a studded tire cross check for really icy days, so for the Moonie I think it's going to be a Bud and Lou set up for me when the deep snow comes and for trail riding in the snow. Those tires are frighteningly big and the traction is just insane. The Bud will fit your pug if you have the Necro with the bigger fork or an after market fork but probably not the standard pug fork. The Nate is a great tire though.
For fenders, I picked up a set PDW Dave's Mud Shovels. Great design, and cheap, and Dave Gray is a really nice guy who has designed a lot of fat bike products. Tire choice makes no difference with them.