mariuszpl88

I'm 6'9 290lbs and I'm looking for fat bike. I narrowed down to these

Fuse Comp 6Fattie
Ice Cream Truck
Mukluk Salsa
Mayor aluminum

If anyone has experience with any of these please let me know.

brawlo

No experience with any of those, but you might get a better response over in the clyde section of the mtbr forums.

On another note, I would say the one with the largest frame and the longest wheelbase. I'm 6'5" with long arms and legs. I have found that the saddle height I need puts me too far back and so once the trail heads up I have to really lean over the bars. With the ground I ride, standing up gets too much slippage of the rear wheel.

If I had the money, I'd go straight to a dirty sixer

scrming

I have the Fuse Comp 6Fattie... despite the name it's technically isn't a "fat bike" since it only has 3" tires. I believe the minimum tire for most "fat bike" classes is 3.75". That being said... i really like my Fuse! I feel the 3" tire is the perfect size for me!

RubeRad

I know what a sixty-niner is, what's a "dirty-sixer"?

OP, I would take a look at fatbikes from bikesdirect.com, at least to make sure I know everything that's out there -- although at your height their largest sizes still might not be big enough. Do the bikes you listed come in XXL or XXXL frame sizes?

brawlo

Maybe it's a disappointment to learn, but it's just a bike with big 36" wheels.

There's a few 36" makers around, but these guys are working on a suspension fork with a view to a genuine XC 36" MTB. There's a guy doing some XC racing on it at 6'10"

RubeRad

cool! I saw a bike with oversize wheels once at Walmart, I can't remember if it was 32 or 36, but it looked pretty fun. Just a beach cruiser though. It's cool that there are some bigger-than-29er options out there for the NBA-size riders!

Yendor72

I have friends with the Surly Ice Cream truck and the Salsa Mukluk. They both seem like solid machines.I believe the ICT has a longer wheelbase and is possibly a little heavier duty.

I ride a Framed Wolftrax, but I have heard that higher weights can cause frame breakage, so that may not be the best idea for you.

brawlo

One possibly helpful piece of info I might put in is I was positively going to get a fatbike, but ended up with a 29er due to cost. Definitely (assuming your budget allows as some of the bikes you list have it) get a suspension fork model. I did a lot of reading about fatties and was set on a suspended one. But hardly any were coming into Australia and the costs were pretty high so I defaulted back to a XXL Scott 29er. Having the suspended fatbike allows you to be flexible and get some 29er rims laced up to run skinny tyres when the situations warrant them. Not a necessity, but a number of people were doing that instead of having 2 separate bikes, so it sounded like a great idea to me!

Lightchop

6' 9" and 290 - you are more tall than big. I'm 6' 3" 250-260 rangebound. I have no problems on road bikes. I'd just encourage you to seek a bit more advice as to whether you really need a "fat bike".

You are a few situps away from being lean.

Yendor72

N+1

Fat bikes are loads of fun to ride. I have ridden off road without suspension and very much enjoyed it. I also enjoy riding my road bike. I still want a mountain bike though with suspension.