What's with all the fat bikes being ridden?
06-06-16, 02:58 PM
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Thanks @Hiro11 excellent post. Two quick questions.
Riding on MUPs you mention as though a fat bike on a snowy MUP has an advantage over a fat bike on just snow. Is that correct?
Riding on MUPs you mention as though a fat bike on a snowy MUP has an advantage over a fat bike on just snow. Is that correct?
The good news is that snow + fattie makes even a boring, flat MUP fun. If it snows, the MUPs are deserted and you get to ride alone. Also, fat tires on fresh snow is about the coolest sound ever, sort of a gentle "shhhhhhhh" sound. Note: nothing works on ice except studded tires. Studded fat tires = $$$$.
These single track rides you mention are not gravel trails right?
06-07-16, 07:56 AM
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I'm seriously thinking about swapping the fork of my hardtail to a rigid fork. Maybe the problem is more how fat bikes are marketed. Like a 29er...roll over everything! I prefer a 26er myself. Call me a curmudgeon.
06-07-16, 08:28 AM
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IMHO marketing gets most people (both on road and mountain bikes) to buy all kinds of 'features' that they will never use/need. A fatbike is overkill for most riders, but for those that want to explore in extreme conditions, it's an amazing bike to have.
OTOH without marketing pushing the "latest and greatest", where would bikes be today?
06-07-16, 08:46 AM
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I recommend the rigid fork!
IMHO marketing gets most people (both on road and mountain bikes) to buy all kinds of 'features' that they will never use/need. A fatbike is overkill for most riders, but for those that want to explore in extreme conditions, it's an amazing bike to have.
OTOH without marketing pushing the "latest and greatest", where would bikes be today?
IMHO marketing gets most people (both on road and mountain bikes) to buy all kinds of 'features' that they will never use/need. A fatbike is overkill for most riders, but for those that want to explore in extreme conditions, it's an amazing bike to have.
OTOH without marketing pushing the "latest and greatest", where would bikes be today?
Are you guys talking rigid front and back on a 27.5+ or fat bike or ? Tires to soak up the bumps?
06-07-16, 08:55 AM
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All my "MTBs" are rigid: retired 26er, fatbike, and the 700c gravel grinder. The fatbike clearly makes rock gardens a lot easier, but it's all in the pressure in your tires (like any bike). Run them with more air for faster riding, run them with less air for more traction and smoother ride.
06-07-16, 10:51 AM
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I like my rigid fat bike, but I liked just a hardtail on my mountian bike.
