Can someone please explain the rational for this bike?
cloggsy71
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Have a look at this:
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBOOFATX52/on_one_fatty_fat_bike
Explain why would you buy a bike like this and why?
Mountain biking guru-ness guidance required... :laugh:
Have a look at this:
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBOOFATX52/on_one_fatty_fat_bike
Explain why would you buy a bike like this and why?
Mountain biking guru-ness guidance required... :laugh:
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For riding on Snow
To look "cool"
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For riding on Snow
On Snow? Is that it? So for £1000 it comes out a few times a year? :huh:
With the size of those tyres I bet you could ride across a pond on it? :laugh:0 -
Sand maybe?0
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Isn't that what people said about 29ers when they first came out?
On a side note, I have a friend that works for Salsa cycles doing demos and whatnot, and he loves riding these fatty's in the snow and loose stuff. The fact that you can ride the really low pressure adds quite a bit of traction.0 -
We rented some this weekend and they are so much fun! We had some snow on the trail and it plowed right through it. Beyond that, they handle like a dream and are just plain fun! You can ride them all year round but for those of us who have a lot of snow in the winter, it means we don't have to quit riding in the winter. My BF is obsessed with getting one and my mom is secretly getting my dad a 9 zero 7 for xmas. He is going to pee his pants. Watching them on those bikes this weekend was like watching two little 8 year olds playing around. They were giggling and having a blast. Isn't that what we love about all bikes?!
Seriously, the second you get on one and ride it, you just have to smile.
My two favorite "little" boys.0 -
Snow and sand. And in Colorado it isn't a "few times a year" it's a good 4 months of the year of snow.
Or, during road trips to Mexico:
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In the UK - frankly, it pretty much escapes me why you'd want one either - I know the idea is that the gumbo tyres provide enough "suspension" that you can ride fully-rigid, and you could always fit "normal" wheels on there for things like 24h races and have something light but with phenomenal mud-clearance...
But the whole "riding in snow" thing... unless you live up in the highlands of Scotland, there's maybe 5 days a year when we get snow cover... doesn't cut it for me I'm afraid.0 -
In the UK - it doesn't cut it for me I'm afraid.
My thoughts exactly, but I was willing to listen to some wisdom from some gnarly MTB'er :laugh:0 -
I own a Salsa Mukluk. Its is a fat bike like you are asking about. I love it. I ride it often. It is awesome in snow and sand and mud and everything else. The tires are big and act like suspension when you are really riding a rigid bike. Ir will roll over nearly anything and I think it gives me more confidence that any of my 29ers that makes riding that much more fun. And comparatively speaking they are pretty inexpensive.
Of all the bikes I own it might be my favorite and I ride it in any and every condition and it is fun.0 -
Looks like a kids bike for adults - with an adult price to go with it.0
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Wait, wha? Didn't they say the same thing about the first mountain bikes? (just kids bikes for adults). It's called variety, friends. The spice of life and all that jazz. I "stole" a friend's Surly Pugsley one fine wintry morn and smooshed my way thru 4-6" of fresh powder at my local offroad haunt (logs, g-outs, drops, climbs, whatnot). The bike completely changed my perspective of the trail - one I had practically memorized over the years. It was the most fun I've had in snow ever. I felt like a kid again. I couldn't stop smiling. (I think my face was actually frozen, but hey.) Yes, it's a fetish bike and not very practical for 95% of cyclists out there (including me), but it's a bike worth experiencing at least once. Just for the hell of it.0
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There are a few people that ride them for Strathpuffer usually as single speeds, seem to grip the ice well despite the lack of spikes and the low pressure adds some comfort for the 24hrs. The rigid forks are also a benefit for 24hr racing as most forks have <24hr service intervals... Which reminds me I should send mine off before my next 24hr race which just happens to be the 'Puffer
The lower pressures and higher contact patch also lead to less erosion of the surface when used on normal trails.
All that said I've never ridden one, preffer traditional XC bikes.0 -
Sounds like in London they are more for looks and for mud but here in Montana where winter came a month ago and will last until May, they are great bikes. I'm trying to see if I can fit it in my D-1 collection but since I've got a pretty nice mountain bike, my wife is currently counting it as D, not D-1. (For those new to the group, D-1 is the maximum number of bikes you can own before your spouse divorces you.). :bigsmile:0
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Because they are fun!
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@ StuAblett - And what other reason do you need right? :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0
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Because they are fun!
This is the only necessary rationale.0 -
I would think these could be awesome in an ever-changing, never-smooth urban environment.
I'm sure they're a blast to ride down a mountain - but I'm curious how hard it is to peddle one of these *up* the mountain in the first place...?0 -
They make slick tires for urban riding, and new carbon fiber frames/rims have the weights down below 23lbs! That's insane!
I'd had a fat bike for over 3 years now, I love it dearly. Fun year round. I have no desire to go back to my full suspension 29er.0 -
I would think these could be awesome in an ever-changing, never-smooth urban environment.
I'm sure they're a blast to ride down a mountain - but I'm curious how hard it is to peddle one of these *up* the mountain in the first place...?
It's just like going up on a regular mtn bike. There aren't as heavy as you'd expect them to be.0 -
They make slick tires for urban riding, and new carbon fiber frames/rims have the weights down below 23lbs! That's insane!
Can you recommend a couple of makes/models along those lines? I'm really intrigued by the idea of not having to screw around with suspension components.0 -
...in a perfect world, sigh.
Actually, the 9 zero 7 seems fairly reasonable. I'm not sure how much it weighs but it was about the same as my mtn bike.0 -
They make slick tires for urban riding, and new carbon fiber frames/rims have the weights down below 23lbs! That's insane!
I'd had a fat bike for over 3 years now, I love it dearly. Fun year round. I have no desire to go back to my full suspension 29er.
Is this bike realistically a replacement to a regular MTB? I understand the benefits of a fat tire bike for off season riding around here but I would never replace it with my regular MTB bike0 -
I saw it in the planet x studio and just thought it was a gimmick. Guess I was wrong.0
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its a bike rationale doesn't apply
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I have a buddy that also likes riding these. Trying to get me to do the same. not for me.0
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Totally inspiring thread! Have an older Giant chromoly no-suspension mountain bike just sitting there forlorn - going down to my LBS to see how fat a balloon I can put on that thing.
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Why do you need to rationalize buying a toy? You either dig them or you don't...... :happy:0
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Here's an article for y'all:
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/excursions/post/fat-bikes-going-big-in-colorado/0 -
Where I'm confused is why these bikes are so expensive relative to a traditional mountain bike. They drop all the expensive suspension bits and replace with wider rims and more-rubber tires. The Borealis carbon bike comes in at $5500!
Presumably prices will come down as the established players turn their focus to this segment...0 -
The ones I've seen (Surly Pugsley I think) are just under $2K.
Here's one at REI for $1750
http://www.rei.com/product/859207/surly-pugsley-bike-20140
