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03-21-13 | 11:12 AM

Commodus

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Wal-Mart Fat Bike

https://www.walmart.com/ip/22861844

Um. I kind of want this.

03-21-13 | 11:18 AM

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Me also, I'm sure I could destroy it in 10 minutes (without really trying).

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03-21-13 | 11:19 AM

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It was only a matter of time

03-21-13 | 11:21 AM

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I think fat bikes are the new fixies

03-21-13 | 11:35 AM

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Me also, I'm sure I could destroy it in 10 minutes (without really trying).

I'm a bit concerned about those rear track ends.

03-21-13 | 12:08 PM

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interesting concept

i'll wait for b'twin which makes cheap bikes that last.

03-21-13 | 12:16 PM

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Consider that the basic tyres on a Pug run about $100.00 each... and the complete wheel set is $500.00 - $600.00 sans cogs and tyres.

03-21-13 | 12:17 PM

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Its kinda growing on me. I only been looking at it for like... 5 seconds.

03-21-13 | 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Commodus

https://www.walmart.com/ip/22861844

Um. I kind of want this.

What for?

03-21-13 | 12:46 PM

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What for?

This ?

03-21-13 | 12:53 PM

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What for?

I don't really have an answer, I just like enormous tires.

03-21-13 | 12:58 PM

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This ?

I'm not sure I'd ride in those conditions with only a coaster brake.

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03-21-13 | 01:00 PM

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Given the price of Pugsly and Moonlander spares, it Might be worth it, just for the tires

then toss the rest of the bike, in the bin.

03-21-13 | 01:01 PM

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I don't really have an answer, I just like enormous tires.

This is the bike for you:

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03-21-13 | 01:01 PM

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I think fat bikes are the new fixies

There's no doubt. I was at a XC race recently where some guy had a fat bike with a Halloween-type severed foot between the spokes on the rear wheel. His tires were wider than most of the singletrack.

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03-21-13 | 01:07 PM

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I'm not sure I'd ride in those conditions with only a coaster brake.

A coaster brake would fine in cold and snow, many people I know really like them for winter riding.

Based on my experience with BSO's from the x marts of the world I do not think the hubs are going to hold up to any type of extreme riding and would certainly not want to try any technical riding with a coaster brake.

To get to this point I rode through the river and was crank deep in water... sealed hubs and a sealed bb are pretty much essential.

03-21-13 | 01:09 PM

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Given the price of Pugsly and Moonlander spares, it Might be worth it, just for the tires

then toss the rest of the bike, in the bin.

I suspect the tyres would not be good for anything much more than a spare...

If people want to donate and send me one I would be happy to try and kill it.

03-21-13 | 01:14 PM

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it wont do this.

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03-21-13 | 01:25 PM

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it wont do this.

I guarantee you that if I ever run tyres that big and knobby on my Pug that I will take it into the shop, strip it down, and powder coat it John Deere green.

03-21-13 | 01:29 PM

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I guarantee you that if I ever run tyres that big and knobby on my Pug that I will take it into the shop, strip it down, and powder coat it John Deere green.

Great idea! But it will never happen, you can't fit those beasts on a pugs.

03-21-13 | 01:30 PM

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46 pounds, no thanks. Coaster brake, maybe good for for power skids.

03-21-13 | 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by modernjess

Great idea! But it will never happen, you can't fit those beasts on a pugs.

I am a little limited to 5 inch wide tyres

but as it is, I have more float than I will ever need on the Endos.

03-21-13 | 01:43 PM

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No wally world here *, One of the Buyers of the Sun Spider , a 2 speed kick back coaster brake ,
fat bike, is taking it and the 'clam gun' and a Bag to the Beach and hunting their quarry.

*Yet .. they have their eyes on the Warrenton Big Box Blight area , to crush their neighbors.

and grind down anyone in their path..

03-22-13 | 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike

What for?

When I lived on the coast, the dunes started about 50 yards from my front door. If I'd decided to stay there, I would have definitely purchased a Moonlander or Pugsley.