Imperial Century on a Fat Bike
Last weekend, was fortunate enough to get my hands on a Trek Farley 9 from a LBS, to take for a spin. Ended up doing 105Kms with it through Toronto.
May have been one of the funnest (but definitely not fastest) rides I've donehttps://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6a218cc40b.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2d1261fcb4.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...54fe52250e.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f508245c87.jpg Edit: Title should read "Metric" and not "Imperial" |
Sweet ride in the middle of winter |
Impressive time!
Either you are a strong rider or those Gnarwhal tires must be easier rolling than mine. |
Originally Posted by HerrKaLeun
(Post 20819652)
Impressive time!
Either you are a strong rider or those Gnarwhal tires must be easier rolling than mine. Was really impressed at how this bike rolled (when not in a headwind). Was doing 25-30kmh (15-18.6mph) in some straight stretches of road. Had the tires inflated to 12-15psi (which I was told after, wasn't a good idea). |
Am I missing something, or is this about 56km shy of being an imperial century?
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Originally Posted by DrIsotope
(Post 20819819)
Am I missing something, or is this about 56km shy of being an imperial century?
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Damn, you now made me set a new goal for myself to do a metric fatbike century this summer.
I did imperial centuries, but with my hybrid. |
I'm trying to keep my "streak" of months with a century ride alive. Usually I do them on my gravel or road bike. But with the snow that was here that day, there was no way. Plus gave me an excuse to ride a fat bike again.
By the way, it was about as much work (calorie wise) as several of my 200Km road rides, but in 2hrs less than those. |
Just clued in and caught on. You're correct. It was a metric and not imperial.
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Wait until you try your fat bike on the Niagara Escarpment, then you'll really smile
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Originally Posted by MarcusT
(Post 20824878)
Wait until you try your fat bike on the Niagara Escarpment, then you'll really smile
But in the mean time, are there good trails down that way for riding in the winter? |
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Originally Posted by Carl J
(Post 20825365)
I'm hoping to do a "longer" ride to Niagara and back on it this summer
But in the mean time, are there good trails down that way for riding in the winter? A Bruce Trail map might be a good start. |
What the hell is an Imperial Century? :foo: |
I think it's where you enslave all the native peoples you encounter along the way, and force them to work in your factories producing export goods. Though I may be confusing it with an "Imperialist Century".
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Originally Posted by Rajflyboy
(Post 20832733)
What the hell is an Imperial Century? :foo: |
Originally Posted by Lemond1985
(Post 20832744)
I think it's where you enslave all the native peoples you encounter along the way, and force them to work in your factories producing export goods. Though I may be confusing it with an "Imperialist Century".
he he |
By my definition:
Metric Century = 100 km (62 miles) I love long rides on my Pugsley - I had to look back at my stats:Century = 100 miles (160 km) Royal = 162 miles (260 km) - a century plus a metric century. 50-70 miles - 6 rides 95-100 miles - 3 rides 140 miles - 1 ride Like the OP said, it's not fast, but a fatbike is a great bike for a long exploring ride. (exploring = riding non-paved route) |
Can’t really put up with more than 20 miles or so on my Pugsley. You can ride 100k on nearly anything...but just because you can doesn’t mean you should... ;) |
Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
(Post 20845363)
By my definition:
Metric Century = 100 km (62 miles) I love long rides on my Pugsley - I had to look back at my stats:Century = 100 miles (160 km) Royal = 162 miles (260 km) - a century plus a metric century. 50-70 miles - 6 rides 95-100 miles - 3 rides 140 miles - 1 ride Like the OP said, it's not fast, but a fatbike is a great bike for a long exploring ride. (exploring = riding non-paved route) Have not heard of the "Royal" .Hopefully this summer I'll get it (not on a Fattie though). Longest so far is 225, Just did 110Km (68.3508 miles) on my new Kona Wo today. Thinking of going for a 120 miler next weekend with it. |
Originally Posted by Carl J
(Post 20819692)
Had the tires inflated to 12-15psi (which I was told after, wasn't a good idea).
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Originally Posted by Graupel731
(Post 20883794)
Sorry, I have to ask as I’m new to fat biking but how come? Does it depend on whether you run tubeless or not? As for why there's a different PSI for the tire and the valve, I have no idea (still new to tubeless myself) |
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