So I thought about this a little more and for my current circumstance I am finding it harder to justify a dedicated mountain/fat bike for my riding purposes. We haven't had a considerable amount of snow in about a month so I haven't been restricted in riding my current bike. Most of my rides are short neighborhood rides and any off-road riding I do is usually on a local 2 mile gravel loop. I didn't intend on riding MTB trails in the snow, and the only two trails I know of are about an hour drive from where I live. Not necessarily ideal except for maybe once a month for me.
I think what ends up happening is the rare occasion when there is a fair bit of snow that I can't ride through well with my current bike, even if it's only temporary, I feel the need to want a fatbike/MTB.
Originally Posted by
HerrKaLeun
I have 2.15" tires on 30mm rim in front and plenty of clearance on my Toughroad. I bet you can mount any of the studded 2.1" tires front and rear.
Sorry, I have the Toughroad GX (The drop bar model) and unfortunately the frame is slightly different from the flatbar model and the rear has less clearance. If I run a 52-53mm tire I have only about 3mm of clearance on the non drive side provided the wheel/tire doesn't flex