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02-29-20, 09:29 PM
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Hypnotoad,
How do you find the fat bike for longer riding like that?
I have done a little touring on mine Specialized Fatboy at about 35lb's, and plan a longer gravel oriented trip this summer but find my distance, relative to my road bike, to be far less. I can't tell if its the rolling resistance (4.6 ground controls) or the Q factor but I often feel more like my cadence is chop chop chop rather than smooth. I plan to switch to tubeless 4.0 JJ's this spring but was wondering what your take was as you do some longer rides on yours? I have flats with bar ends but could put dirt drops on if I thought that would matter.
How do you find the fat bike for longer riding like that?
I have done a little touring on mine Specialized Fatboy at about 35lb's, and plan a longer gravel oriented trip this summer but find my distance, relative to my road bike, to be far less. I can't tell if its the rolling resistance (4.6 ground controls) or the Q factor but I often feel more like my cadence is chop chop chop rather than smooth. I plan to switch to tubeless 4.0 JJ's this spring but was wondering what your take was as you do some longer rides on yours? I have flats with bar ends but could put dirt drops on if I thought that would matter.
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03-01-20, 03:43 PM
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Hypnotoad,
How do you find the fat bike for longer riding like that?
I have done a little touring on mine Specialized Fatboy at about 35lb's, and plan a longer gravel oriented trip this summer but find my distance, relative to my road bike, to be far less. I can't tell if its the rolling resistance (4.6 ground controls) or the Q factor but I often feel more like my cadence is chop chop chop rather than smooth. I plan to switch to tubeless 4.0 JJ's this spring but was wondering what your take was as you do some longer rides on yours? I have flats with bar ends but could put dirt drops on if I thought that would matter.
How do you find the fat bike for longer riding like that?
I have done a little touring on mine Specialized Fatboy at about 35lb's, and plan a longer gravel oriented trip this summer but find my distance, relative to my road bike, to be far less. I can't tell if its the rolling resistance (4.6 ground controls) or the Q factor but I often feel more like my cadence is chop chop chop rather than smooth. I plan to switch to tubeless 4.0 JJ's this spring but was wondering what your take was as you do some longer rides on yours? I have flats with bar ends but could put dirt drops on if I thought that would matter.
I think you'll find tubeless JJs will make it a lot faster. Also play with pressure, this will vary based on your weight and gear weight, but I ride much heavier pressures for gravel (12-13 psi with 170 lbs rider)
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03-14-20, 03:06 PM
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Wind storm dropped a lot of trees on the trails this weekend. Got out for three hours clearing some of them.
Discovered that my rear rack holds an axe and a saw. Sweet!
Discovered that my rear rack holds an axe and a saw. Sweet!
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I have a straight saw and folding version to I keep in by pack.
I have this one mounted on the fork blade of my rigid fatbike. Makes me feel like a John Wayne.. LOL
https://sherrilltree.com/silky-zubat...fessional-saw/
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04-20-20, 06:27 AM
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