Originally Posted by
gpburdell
Personally I'm happy with the narrower standard crossbar setup - I'd be concerned with slop with the wider crossbars. Guess that's another personal-preference matter.
BTW -- while you've already solved this for your needs, 1UP added an accessory that may help others --
Wheel Saver - clips onto the crossbar spool. Also works with the regular non-fatbike spools.
Or they could just change the design of the fat tire crossbar and you would not need that extra plastic thing.
BTW, the crossbar I set up (and what Quickrstuff uses) grabs a non-fat tire exactly the same way as the crossbar on the standard (non-fat) 1UP crossbar does. Why would there be more slop? . In fact, the one I set up is made from the standard 1UP crossbar.
Here is the Quikrstuff. Notice how (like mine) the center is more deeply notched to hold smaller tires. Fat tires don't need that as they are so soft they conform to the shape of the crosspiece. Their design is - unsurprisingly - a bit better than my hack.
