Originally Posted by
prj71
Fat bike sales have peaked. Everyone that wants one has purchased one. Without a fat bike I wouldn't be riding in the winter. There are still people riding fat bikes and will continue to ride them. Fat bikes aren't going anywhere and neither are the supplies for them.
You may want to upgrade to something other than a Pugsley. The tech on fat bikes moved very quickly in short span and now has settled on wider hubs for wider tires and 1x drivetrain. Surly and their steel bikes have been dying for a while. Of the people ride with and all the places that I go fat biking in the winter...I never see a Surly out there. Nobody wants them.
I had the second year Pugsley. It was a good excursion bike, but Surly became too proud of their product and their hubris showed.
As for the 'decline' of the Fat Bike?
Pffft, nope.
All of the ME TOO brands jumped in on the fad are leaving (good riddance) and are chasing the next wiz bang trend.