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Anyone into fat bikes?
I'm assuming unlikely, but it seems to be getting bigger.
This is one I demo'd last year. Bought one for myself this summer. Pretty fun stuff.
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Last edited by Jeffrey Lebowski; 11-15-2014 at 11:20.
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The one's I've seen are a bit out of my price range, but I'm certainly interested in the idea. Maybe when the used market becomes larger.
How would you say the extra tire weight changes the handling of the bike? I've seen them in snow towns, but never rode one. They look like a lot of fun!
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Seen people riding them in Alaska on a trail. Looks like it would be a lot of fun.
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You WOULD be into that sort of thing...Originally Posted by Zundfolge
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nice! Dunno if I could survive w/o a balaclava though
I'm actually a pretty poor mountain biker. As a few of you know, I'm a much bigger roadie. So, with that caveat, I can't say there is a ton I notice about tire weight, and it is lighter than it looks. Not light, but lighter than I expected. You don't notice the weight rolling, though. Being 6'5", what I do notice from mtb (since I ride a 29er) is that tight switchbacks that I have to really concentrate on and sometimes don't clear are a cinch on this thing (in summer). In that sense, it is slightly more nimble.
On ice, it is what you'd expect: Be very, very careful.
On snow like today, I washed out a few times on the trail in off-camber sections.
In my mind, anything you'd want to cross country ski on is where this really shines. The snow I like best is that perfect snowball snow. Not ice, not "dry" powder like today.
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I know the Forest Service is using this type of bicycle-they love them on the trails.
Definitely have had to dial in dress.
Beyond that, I'm wearing mostly ski pants, ski gloves, and a lot of wicking layers.
Honestly, I thought this was going to be the dumbest purchase and I tried so hard not to buy one, and finally cracked mid-summer, of all times.It is so much fun.
GBS has some great demos: http://goldenbikeshop.com/demofleet/ And they're getting more, including the bucksaw which should be the silliest of all (and which I think I'm going to demo one day).
The one regret I have is I got a smoking deal on a Mukluk3 which I wanted because of the mechanical disks, not being a fan of hydraulic.
However, the Muk3 has non-drilled rims, and I didn't do my homework to realize the drilled rims are > $200 / each. (Yikes!)
Needless to say, I'm sticking with non-drilled. (edit: Pic above is a 2 which I demo'd last year. You can see the drilled rims. Mine is a black3)
Another option: http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/fat-bikes.htm
*I've never seen one of these in the wild, though. PLENTY of reviews on mtbr, etc.
Last edited by Jeffrey Lebowski; 11-15-2014 at 14:26.
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