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Old 06-05-22, 04:48 AM
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1st fatbike

Been thinking about a fat bike for about 6 months now. Pulled the trigger yesterday! 2022 Kona Wo. Can't wait to get out there.
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Old 06-05-22, 06:45 AM
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I'm jealous of the space inside your frame triangle - mine will only fit a short water bottle and I had to mount it on a swivel mount so I can get to it. Not the best for touring but it is what I have. lol

I hope you love it as much as I love mine

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Old 08-23-22, 05:25 AM
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fat bikes are popular. teens love them.
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Old 08-26-22, 06:08 AM
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Nice one!
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Originally Posted by hoshidahamada
fat bikes are popular. teens love them.
Maybe that is why I like my fat bike so much. My doctor daughter accuses me of being a 67 year old juvenile delinquent for riding the fat bike. A badge of honor.
Chris, that is a simple, good-looking bike.
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Old 04-04-23, 10:59 PM
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I have the most fun on my fatbike as compared to any other bike!
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Old 04-20-23, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by hoshidahamada
fat bikes are popular. teens love them.
Not around here in the St. Louis area. I never see them. Never. Wish I could find a used one.
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Originally Posted by sknhgy
Not around here in the St. Louis area. I never see them. Never. Wish I could find a used one.
I had mine out today in Arnold.
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Old 04-30-23, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by UnCruel
I had mine out today in Arnold.
I never see them on CL. I watch CL in Minnesota and there are lots there. (Got family there.)
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Originally Posted by hoshidahamada
fat bikes are popular. teens love them.
IMHO, fatbikes are just mountain bikes. The only thing different about them really is snowpack trail riding. And that you don't need suspension.
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Old 05-30-23, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Viich
IMHO, fatbikes are just mountain bikes. The only thing different about them really is snowpack trail riding. And that you don't need suspension.
LOL.

Tires don't replace suspension. People that buy fat bikes with this in mind need to get that idea out of their head.
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Old 06-01-23, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by prj71
LOL.

Tires don't replace suspension. People that buy fat bikes with this in mind need to get that idea out of their head.
Yeah, I learned this the hard way.
For most of the local trails, a low pressure 4.8" tire took everything, but the occasional surprise rock or very large root still rang my bell.

Added front suspension soon after.

Note: seat post suspension is worthless on a fat bike.
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Old 06-01-23, 11:46 AM
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Seat post suspension is worthless on all bikes.
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Old 06-06-23, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by prj71
LOL.

Tires don't replace suspension. People that buy fat bikes with this in mind need to get that idea out of their head.
I've never ridden with suspension, other than one rental. I'm saying bigger tires are where mountain bikes should have been developed instead of developing suspension.
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Old 06-07-23, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Viich
. I'm saying bigger tires are where mountain bikes should have been developed instead of developing suspension.
Absolutely not. Tires have zero dampening, compression or rebound adjustments.

Again...tires do not replace suspension.
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Originally Posted by prj71
Absolutely not. Tires have zero dampening, compression or rebound adjustments.

Again...tires do not replace suspension.
I don't like riding bikes with suspension. I'm not saying the big tires are replacement for suspension, I'm saying I like riding bikes without suspension better, and I like riding fatbikes.

MTBs were originally "baloon tire bikes" with ridiculously wide tires and no suspension. That's what fatbikes are.

I'm basically arguing that the last 30 years of MTB should be called something else and fatbikes are what should have been the next step in the 90's.

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Originally Posted by prj71
Absolutely not. Tires have zero dampening, compression or rebound adjustments.

Again...tires do not replace suspension.
If that was true, we all ride solid tires.
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Old 06-13-23, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by prj71
Absolutely not. Tires have zero dampening, compression or rebound adjustments.
Tires certainly do have adjustable compression. We call it "tire pressure".
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Originally Posted by CrimsonEclipse
If that was true, we all ride solid tires.
It is absolutely true. There is no rebound or compression settings on tires.

Take the shocks out of you car and replace them with bricks and let me know how that goes.
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Originally Posted by TC1
Tires certainly do have adjustable compression. We call it "tire pressure".
No. Just no.

I have both types of bikes. The fatty beats you up on rocky rooty trails and fat tires are a lot bouncier than mechanical suspension. One is a giant rubber airbag with maybe 2" of "give" and the other is a sophisticated gas/hydraulic system with 4"-7" of travel and valving that can differentiate between fast and slow impact and control rebound and compression.

Don't mistake a $100 fat bike tire as being equivalent to a $500-$1000 shock or suspension fork.
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Old 06-13-23, 08:37 AM
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I am pretty familiar with the term Fat...

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Originally Posted by prj71
No. Just no.
Regardless of how many times you repeat yourself, you are still wrong here. Adjusting tire pressure is adjusting its compression rate.

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I have both types of bikes. The fatty beats you up on rocky rooty trails and fat tires are a lot bouncier than mechanical suspension. One is a giant rubber airbag with maybe 2" of "give" and the other is a sophisticated gas/hydraulic system with 4"-7" of travel and valving that can differentiate between fast and slow impact and control rebound and compression.
You are now arguing against your previous point. Fat tires do have a couple inches of "give", or compression, which means they are a substitute for mechanical suspension, in some situations. Those situations are ones with many small surface imperfections ( ie gravel ) and not those with large ones ( ie roots ).

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Don't mistake a $100 fat bike tire as being equivalent to a $500-$1000 shock or suspension fork.
There are also $50 mechanical suspensions, which you are ignoring, and which do not work much, if any, better than a fat tire.
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Originally Posted by prj71
Don't mistake a $100 fat bike tire as being equivalent to a $500-$1000 shock or suspension fork.
I'm not. There's no way I'm paying $500 for a fork, that's ridiculous.

Now you're agreeing with me, suspension was the wrong way to develop if it costs that much money.
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