A friend of mine WON a very decently equipped fat bike from his tool dealer. It was free and he's moving, so he's letting me hold and ride it for the summer. I'm hooked! How did I not own one of these in the past!? Oh yeah, they're expensive, and I'm cheap and didn't know what I was missing.
Front suspension with a quick lock-out, 26x4 tires, too many gears. It's heavier than hell but it's a lot of fun. A little worried about how well my spare-tire bike rack will hold up to it. I may need to enlist some additional ratchet strapping or something. Set up nicely when he took delivery, though it looks like there's over-spray or something on everything. Weird. At least i don't feel bad about beating it up a bit!
Anyway, you guys are onto something special. I'm going to try to convince him to trade it or sell it to me at some point in the next few months. Super cool.
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