Originally Posted by
prj71
Lol. I'm not sure MN trails are the same unless you start getting north of the cities into/near the Duluth area.
Originally Posted by
Hypno Toad
The
Heck of the North is a
Northern Minnesota homage to the Hell of the North (Paris Roubaix), we don't have
cobble sectors in the north woods ... we have ATV sectors. These are very rough and rocky sectors, and my fatbike took it great.
Heck of the North is just a 108-mile course focused of gravel, MMR, and ATV trails in the hills above Two Harbors (far enough North for you?)
FWIW - In the post-COVID world, I'll be riding the
Heck Epic with this drop bar Pug. This is not MTBing, but the demanding and rough trail surface will be very similar.
To be clear - IMHO:
- If I'm going to ride rough single-track fast - I want a full-squishy 29er
- A fatbike will not be my fastest option (with or without suspension) to 'race' single-track trails
- I simply don't see a situation where fat tires AND suspension will be the right combo
- I am a hypocrite