Originally Posted by
guy153
I think that's the neatest and most satisfactory way of dealing with fat tyres that I've seen.
Ti Cycles in Oregon does it in titanium, as a retrofit. Not cheap though!
Disclaimer, I used to work there, when Ti Cycles was in Seattle. Been doing it for years, so I assume it is reliable — I'm assuming I would have heard reports if it wasn't. The chunk he welds in is heavier than the piece he removes, so overall weight goes up a tad but stiffness probably doesn't suffer much. Could theoretically even come out stiffer, depending on how deep the extra clearance goes.
Mark B.