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Peter Amend
climber
Visalia, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2013 - 07:28pm PT
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Fat bikes are the 11 on the spinal tap loudness scale...
Right?? It's hard to imagine a bike that can be so fun.
For being such a beast, this guy only tops out at 31 pounds.
You'd be surprised at how versatile a bike like this can be...super fun on regular singletrack...floats over stuff like you wouldn't believe. And then sand, snow, mud as a bonus.
As someone who's not accustomed to cycling in below freezing conditions - I did learn a lesson about hard turns on black ice. I have a nice hip bruise to show for a tighter than necessary right turn.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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fat bikes are so much fun to ride
it's not so much the XC skiers that get pissed about fat bikes as the snowmobile crowd, who "do not like" bikers on "their" trail.
and that's funny. because snowmobile people singlehandedly ruin the winter experience for everyone else. [by "everyone" I mean: snowshoers, XC skiers, ice climbers, birders, fat bikers, winter campers, photographers, ... ]
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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So true ^^^^^
Jim ,the Cannondale Lefty fork [mono] has stood the test of time,it is plush ,yet rigid.
The shop I work at is one of 3 in the world that is an authorized Lefty service center.
Sure we fix them ,mostly seals and dampers,but I have worked there 5 years and have yet to see one fail [see broke in half].
edit:And we all ride the allegheny's,a slag and root fest that leaves the trails to the real riders.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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They do look fun and it is amazing how light they are. After the 4-5 foot dump we got in early oct the black hills have been perfect terrain for them. The snow was rock hard it looked like you could ride anywhere.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Just saying.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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you haven't named it? What's that on the bar. . . surly????
sounds like that to mee!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Saw one of the first of these in the mid nineties at Kamikaze Mammoth. Motorcycle tires on a MTB. Glad to see it caught-on.
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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mine is more like Norwegians
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Floorabove
climber
The Gunks y'all
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Mar 11, 2014 - 11:18am PT
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Any winter riding going on? Just catching the end of the ice here on the Hudson.
Lots of people enjoying the end of winter. Breakup expected any tide now.
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Mar 11, 2014 - 11:24am PT
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Remedial sport for people who have trouble with the coordination required for XC skiing...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 11, 2014 - 05:07pm PT
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hey there say, peter amend... don't think i saw this, the first time... very interesting share... thanks...
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Jaysen
Trad climber
NY
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Mar 11, 2014 - 06:29pm PT
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I once had the best bike in all the valley, i purchased it from someone i worked with at the cafeteria for 20 bucks and it was a piece of sh#t mountain bike, that (stay with me here) had a VINTAGE Glacier Point sticker covering up the no name brand of the bike original origin.
CLASSIC
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Mar 11, 2014 - 06:33pm PT
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Love seeing those fatties around the beaches here. I've never ridden one...I should give it a try...
Susan
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speelyei
Trad climber
Mohave County Arizona
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Mar 12, 2014 - 10:09am PT
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Great pics, great bikes.
I plan to buy one eventually. Fad-schmad, fun is fun.
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Mar 12, 2014 - 12:03pm PT
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Cool bikes...and they look like fun. But, not something I could really use in the temperate So Cal area.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Mar 12, 2014 - 01:10pm PT
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I looked at one at one of the LBS in Redlands the other day, just out of curiosity since I was already in there. Way lighter than I expected.
There were a lot more winter bike commuters in Fairbanks than you would expect. Not a single one I ever saw was on one of those fatboys. They were all running std mtn bikes with 2.3 or 2.4 studded tires.
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Mar 12, 2014 - 01:15pm PT
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With those tires looks like it will float like a life raft. Good option
when swimming across those annoying rivers that get in the way of a good
fat tire tour.
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