Originally Posted by
Wildwood
Never ridden a fat bike - but if you found a fat bike that you liked, i would not let a steel frame prevent the purchase. At 5'1", the weigh difference between an Al or Steel frame is only 2-3 pounds max = insignificant given the weight of the total package and the conditions you may be riding in with fat tires.
Yeah good point.
I had another thought, at my height I could definitely ride a kids bike with 24" wheels. Seems like there are some good kids fatbikes available for a lot cheaper than their adult counterparts (Specialized makes one, Salsa does too...) Some of these have 3" tires (Salsa Timberjack 24 for example, and the kids "fatbikes" on Bikesdirect.) Which I guess would not normally be considered "fat" for an adult bike but since I am a smaller/lighter than the average adult that might be sufficient for me to use low pressures and ride on sand, snow or loose surfaces.