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N+1 today
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I plan on riding this to work when it snows
I just hope it dosnt snow anytime soon This thing takes a lot more work than my regular commuter so Im hoping to get a little stronger before it snows :o |
bada$$
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I'm looking at the ultra wide rims and I'm wondering how the hell do you true that thing? Does it even fit between the Park tools truing stand calipers? Cool bike BTW.
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Originally Posted by 531phile
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I'm looking at the ultra wide rims and I'm wondering how the hell do you true that thing? Does it even fit between the Park tools truing stand calipers? Cool bike BTW.
I think the tires are overkill for snow. Good tires for beach sand riding. |
Nice! That's the ultimate n+1 bike. It definitely fills a gap that most other bikes don't cover.
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YES! First off, Welcome to the club fellow moonlander! We finally got a foot of snow this week, and it's been more fun than a barrel of monkeys. You wont be sorry. I've got several other amazing bikes too, (not fat) but the Moonie get's the lions share of the seat time since I got it this summer. The snow is just icing on the moonpie.
Originally Posted by CB HI
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I think the tires are overkill for snow. !http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=288203 The Moonlander is the bike of the decade. Congratulations! |
Hope you get those reflectors off soon.
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Originally Posted by linus
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Hope you get those reflectors off soon.
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+1000 "I would take not getting hit by a car over not getting funny looks from the crowd of cyclists that care more about fashion over function. Remember, this bike will be used for commuting in poor conditions...."
Both my bikes rock the full CPSC reflector suite they were wearing on the showroom floor of the LBS when I purchased them new. In the case of the TREK, is going on over ten years and approx. 15,000 mi. commuting and touring. My thought process being I want to make my attorneys job as easy as possible ( knocks on wood,haven't needed to file a personal injury / liability tort yet ) should I ever need one. |
Originally Posted by HvPnyrs
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My thought process being I want to make my attorneys job as easy as possible ( knocks on wood,haven't needed to file a personal injury / liability tort yet ) should I ever need one. |
Originally Posted by chriskmurray
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I would take not getting hit by a car over not getting funny looks from the crowd of cyclists that care more about fashion over function. Remember, this bike will be used for commuting in poor conditions....
To OP, you know that those reflectors won't do a thing. Better put reflector tapes on your frame and fork + lights. |
"To OP, you know that those reflectors won't do a thing. Better put reflector tapes on your frame and fork + lights."
I love these bold comments that state that something would never work. You could say that they don't work as well or there are better options, but to simply say those don't work...that seems a little crazy. They still reflect light don't they. Or do reflectors do something else in Canada? |
Originally Posted by Bent Bill
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I plan on riding this to work when it snows
I just hope it dosnt snow anytime soon This thing takes a lot more work than my regular commuter so Im hoping to get a little stronger before it snows :o |
Originally Posted by linus
(Post 15045226)
To OP, you know that those reflectors won't do a thing. Better put reflector tapes on your frame and fork + lights.
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Originally Posted by modernjess
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YES! First off, Welcome to the club fellow moonlander! We finally got a foot of snow this week, and it's been more fun than a barrel of monkeys. You wont be sorry. I've got several other amazing bikes too, (not fat) but the Moonie get's the lions share of the seat time since I got it this summer. The snow is just icing on the moonpie.
Yeah, I love these types of statements. Especially from a dude in Hawaii. The next time several miles of your commute has 6 inches of unpacked wet snow on it and your bike rages through it like no other, we can discuss overkill. Or you have to navigate deep cookie dough snow with ice underneath it on the edge of a busy road in the dark and you do so, easily with no issues we can talk overkill. Or you hit the sandy trails or the beach with your 29er buddies they're walking while you a riding easily... well I could go on and on. Until you have one you can't possibly understand. !http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=288203 The Moonlander is the bike of the decade. Congratulations! |
you can get studded tires for fatbikes, but they are a lot more expensive ~$225 each
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Originally Posted by unterhausen
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you can get studded tires for fatbikes, but they are a lot more expensive ~$225 each
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What is the distance of your commute? Snow or not, I can't imagine riding a fatbike more than a few miles unless it was more about the recreation than the destination. It does look like fun though.
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Originally Posted by hubcap
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Few things make a bicycle more obviously a bicycle to a motorist in darkness than the tell-tale sign of spoke reflectors spinning round and round. Active lighting is best, but reflectors only help your visibility. I can see removing them to make space for active lighting, but I think to do so for other reasons is primarily concern for fashion.
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Sun bikes of Fla, sells a simpler one, 2 speed Kickback with a coaster brake .. an on the beach beach cruiser.
[just lacks a chain-case to keep the sand out] out here the beach is Public. |
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Thanks for all the comments people
First off I will be removing the wheel reflectors they make an awful noise at speed that you can hear over the tires on asphalt but I will replace them with somthing else at that time just dont know what yet I already have several good quality headlights and rear tail/blinkys because I leave the house at 4:30 a.m. I wont be commuting much on this bike just once in a while for fun when/if we get some snow maybe 4/5 times over the winter My commute is about 8 to 10 miles each way depending on which route I take its all asphalt and I dont want to wear the tires out and I dont think it would be much fun without snow here is my primary commuter parked at work |
Hey Modernjess
what kind of fenders are them you have I found out last night these monsters really need a set |
I first thought my fat bike would be a winter bike, then I kept riding during the spring, on group/social rides, then all summer, then as a utility bike, etc. Despite their monstrous appearance, they are incredibly adaptive bikes. I use my fat bike to tow trailers with because the tires act like shock absorbers when stopping, and they obviously give you a firm footprint on the ground.
Im hoping to get a little stronger before it snows |
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Originally Posted by Bent Bill
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Hey Modernjess
what kind of fenders are them you have I found out last night these monsters really need a set Here's some links - and a side shot http://surlybikes.com/blog/post/some...s_for_a_change http://www.ridepdw.com/goods/fenders http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=288408 |
Awesome bike and I am jealous of it.
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Be careful.
Under that snow, thar be ice. I prefer studs to cartoonishly wide tires in winter conditions. Maybe Large Marge can be drilled? |
I built up what I thought would be a dedicated snow day MTB commuter and found it was a waste of time and money cuz I would up using my regular commuter instead.
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Originally Posted by modernjess
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Yeah, I love these types of statements. Especially from a dude in Hawaii. The next time several miles of your commute has 6 inches of unpacked wet snow on it and your bike rages through it like no other, we can discuss overkill. Or you have to navigate deep cookie dough snow with ice underneath it on the edge of a busy road in the dark and you do so, easily with no issues we can talk overkill.
But the bike is great for the bling factor for snow riding.
Originally Posted by modernjess
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Or you hit the sandy trails or the beach with your 29er buddies they're walking while you a riding easily... well I could go on and on.
Originally Posted by CB HI
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Good tires for beach sand riding.
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That is a cool looking bike. plus I admire your dedication to commute in conditions that need a bike like that.
cool stuff. |
Originally Posted by RidingMatthew
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That is a cool looking bike. plus I admire your dedication to commute in conditions that need a bike like that.
cool stuff. but I cant claim to be that dedicated but I will admit to a warped sense of what I call fun :D |
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