Fat tire bicycles?
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Roomie
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Sounds like it's the rider not the equipment. Roadies are an adjustment sometimes. Losing traction though sounds to me like bad tired maybe. I've never done that before and I used to have a touch more leg power than the avg joe. :dontknow:
It's definitely my favorite. I may not be at the level I used to be but I can still fly around there pretty good. I also usually ride there and back from forks of the credit.
Actually, I'm not totally buying it either but that seems to be the mantra. I do see the benefit in frozen ruts tho. I know there are winter trail conditions where a regular tire is not even worth the hassle. I expect the fat tire to help there. I don't expect to ride in fresh snow but hard packed, where a regular tire wouldn't work, but fat will. We'll talk in spring.
daught
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Cheeky suggestion "cross country skis". But now I wonder, what would be faster and more efficient between a fat bike and xc skis on a hard packed trail.
Fatbike has it's purpose, deeper soft snow and loose sand. Unless you will be riding those a lot, I think you may want to consider something other than a fatbike, unless you plan to have another bike also.
I ride everything other than the above terrains, 365 days a year, with $14 tires (Kenda K‑180 Hybrid 700C x 38) on my garbage bin find 1991 Univega Action Activa non-suspension hybrid bike. I use this bike year round for pavement, gravel roads, light dirt trails, hard packed snow, and occasionally the single track in the Don (somewhat scary with these particular tires).
For speed and stability on ice, I have made ice tires (hand drilled, 575 screws per tire), using the same $14 tires.
I want to do more single track, so a 29er hardtail might be in my future.
I ride everything other than the above terrains, 365 days a year, with $14 tires (Kenda K‑180 Hybrid 700C x 38) on my garbage bin find 1991 Univega Action Activa non-suspension hybrid bike. I use this bike year round for pavement, gravel roads, light dirt trails, hard packed snow, and occasionally the single track in the Don (somewhat scary with these particular tires).
For speed and stability on ice, I have made ice tires (hand drilled, 575 screws per tire), using the same $14 tires.
I want to do more single track, so a 29er hardtail might be in my future.
Roomie
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I've heard amazing things about the hydrocut. Are they true?
One of my favourite places to ride. I'll be heading up there one day after work next week.
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It's like a pump track for mountain bikes.
I test-rode it at the store today. Seems like a ton of fun but build quality is atrocious.
I would totally buy a higher-quality version of it, with the same coaster brake setup. Not this thing though, I could've folded the chain guard in half with two fingers.
Might? Walmart?
Crap part spec for too much money.
And Kawasaki has made MTBs on and off for the past 20 years. Nothing really noteworthy.
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That's middle of the road $$$ for a decent fat bike
Bought mine from RSD bikes, a Toronto based company http://rsdbikes.com/ I use it for transporting my dogs to the dog park because I needed something that could pull the chariot through the sand while I follow them around the park, my road bike was just sinking. Cant wait for winter to try it in the snow.
Wow... 4 doggies... Looks like you have a MinPin or two? What's the breed of the doggie on the left?
Roomie
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You know what they say about motorcycles... Same for pedal power. Gotta pay to play.
