What is a good bike for impassibility?
 

Hi, everyone!
Please, advise me a good bike for impasibility.
My budget is approximately 200 - 250$.
Beforehand thanks.

WTF is 'impasibility'?

Impassibility (from Latin in-, "not", passibilis, "able to suffer, experience emotion") describes the theological doctrine that God does not experience pain or pleasure from the actions of another being.

impassable roads

:lol:
Oh, no! I didn't mean it.
I meant impassable roads

If the road is impassable, how are you going to bike on it?

What do you want? A good solid reliable bike just say so. How about anything from your LBS or Craigslist maybe. Road, mountain or maybe a hybrid? Elaborate because with your broad description and minimal budget knowing what you want can only help.

Aha. For that budget, I'd be looking for a clean, secondhand hardtail mountain bike w/a suspension fork. Something slightly older will have better components.

The cheapest bike possible will be all that is required to not ride on obviously impassible surfaces.
"No way to get through there, it's impassible. Good thing I have this junk bike to go back home on."

-Bandera

If what you mean is a bomb-proof bike that can handle rough conditions, go off-road when necessary, etc., for your budget, I suggest one of the higher end rigid chrome-moly MTBs from the 1990s. Something like a Trek 830 or Giant Yukon. You can get them in decent condition for<$200 which leaves you a little wiggle room for repairs, upgrades or accessories.

Fat bike, but not on that budget

@den230n what part of the world do you live in? the budget may reflect different opportunities depending on where you are...

Fat Bike. Period. Likely will have to increase your price range a bit, but you can eitehr find them used or get one of the bottom of the line ones from bikesdirect.com.

I'm gonna go the other way and say the lightest rigid MTB you can get on CL. Because then you can just lift it onto your shoulder and navigate the "impassable" parts on foot.

If you want to actually ride on the most difficult terrain, I agree on the fatbike suggestion.

Now I will never again say that I didn't learn anything new from BF. ;)

I didn't think about it before, but that applies to the selection process I used for all my other bikes. :innocent:

REDLINE MONOCOG >>> will go on or thru anything you dare ... used app $200 - 300 :thumb:

Portage...
 

...carrying your craft when the route is impassible. Such as when Lewis and Clark carried their pine dugouts when searching for a navigable northwest passage.


Just carry your bike over the areas where riding is impossible.


Oh, the rigid fork hardtail from the 1990s is the correct answer. Giant, Schwinn, Trek, and many others offered comparable models.

If you've never done it, you will be surprised at the conditions an ordinary mountain bike can be ridden through. If it's still recognizable as having once been a road, you can ride a bike over it. The strength and skill of the rider, however, are more important than the bike.

Its all about tires size

Fatty tires rules them all

Aim for 30c+ clearance or as big as possible and you will love it

FInd a used Mongoose single speed fat bike.

It really depends on why the road is impassible.

Is it a rough unpaved road?

Is it covered in snow?

Is there a Black Knight blocking the road declaring “None shall pass!” ?

Lol

As a snow fat bike rider, fat bikes are limited just as are cars. You cannot ride a fat bike through a foot of snow. In fact, 7-8" is usually about the upper limit from my experience so far. Suggesting a fat bike on a $250 budget is absolutely ridiculous as well.

Ian Hibell rode EVERYWHERE on a regular 10 speed bike.