So just what is the weight of a stock Pug say sized for a 5 ft 10 inch person without any drilling .
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Brant, could you make a fatbike please?
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Weight. Our Singlespeed demo with whopping 853 jump cranks, no drilling is around 34-35 pounds.
I could put him on a diet but it would be almost pointless.Be interested to know what other pugs and fat bikes weigh in at.
We will have some salsa mukluks at the end of the summer. They will be lighter and only £100 more than the pug.
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Cheers Charlie
just had a look at your site as am teetering on caning the debit card.can it have a double and bash on instead of the triple chainset .
and what size for a 5f10inch bloke
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Five foot ten puts you spot on for an 18". And yeah we can bash ring it for you.
Our demo is also an 18" if you wanna take if for a spin over the dunes.
Our next pug delivery is about 4 weeks away. The extra snow in the US and over here left a stock / production gap.Posted 1 year ago # -
Baby steps in the right direction, when I found a nice company at the Taipei show who had snowbike rims and tyres. But also have a 36in tyre/rim combo too. hahah!
I want to make a hardtail with a 5in fork and a 4in rear tyre
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charlie the bikemonger - Member
Five foot ten puts you spot on for an 18"...If you are going to ride in snow it's worth considering a size down. I am 5'10" and usually ride an 18", but I got a 16" Pug and still had TTTI*.
What happens is the bike doesn't sink into the snow as far as a person on foot, so if you're riding over thick stuff and come to a stop your foot goes much further into the snow than the bike's tyres have sunk.
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moose2008 - Member
...Most people measure fatbikes by the surly pugsley which is the cheapest and heaviest bike...This is a valid point. The closest comparison would be a 1x1 with basic componentry, and having both, I'd put the Pug in front. The only snag is the weight, which is not obvious when riding but is a real nuisance when trying to lift it over a deer fence.
Mine is 38.8lbs with an Alfine. As a dedicated single speeder, I had to admit defeat with the Pug because the resistance of the riding surfaces in snow varies so much that the only viable SS ratio for me was a 22/22 which is of course hopeless if you get a section of clear track. Thus the Alfine.
Coastkid may be able to fill us in on the requirements for sand.
Once all the snow has gone it can shed some weight and go back to SS.
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36er fatbike for Xmas then?
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Oh imagine a 36er that could fit fat 29er wheels in just need surly to make 4" 29er tyres then
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A 4" 29er tyre would take some spinning up to speed, but nothing would stop you once you got going
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in summary, fat bikes are good for snow, sand and those who need an excuse to go slowly?
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I don't need an excuse, I do it without one.
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We have been surprised how many we have sold. Quite encouraging.
All thanks to Coastkid of course...
One guy even bought 2!
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in summary, fat bikes are good for snow, sand and those who need an excuse to go slowly?
I don't agree I thrash mine and can leave friends on full sussers on technical rocky decents, the only place where I feel disadvantaged is on the road or long climbs, but thats just because of the weight. If you increase your psi it makes a huge difference
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Agree on above comments,
into the wind on the road and big road climbs suck the energy levels, using car valve tubes i just pump up the tyres at a petrol station if riding on the road any distance (saves 100 pumps for 10psi even with a mountain morph pump).
Good brakes help stop you steam rolling over your mates on some regular trails
my pug has 32/24 alfine gearing and is 38 lbs or so including tools.water.cameras, but still floats
Yesterday i rode my Karate monkey along some coast to let my friend ride the pug and he was amazed. I struggled to keep up and cooked my legs a bit, had to run alongside in soft stuff to keep up!.
Mark another customer will be visiting soon Posted 1 year ago # -
A compromise bike
can be used as a standard 29er or in its current chubby guise
inspired from various threads on here, Chubby Karate Monkey
3 inch dura on back, 3.8 Endomorph up front, 100mm Pugsley fork, 32x 20 gear, 7 mph tops, plenty of time to smell the roses, looking forward to doing some beach/coastal rides this summer
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Steve, what rims are you using?
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unbranded unicycle rim upfront, about 55mm and Halo SOS 35mm ish at the rear, like I said its a compromise, if we had more snow I think I'd go full fat (may still do so at some point) its a lot of fun to ride and I'm quite happy to go slow (er) these days
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Right, enough of this waiting. BRANT!!!!! Just a gentle reminder
Don't you think it'd be great if I rode a fatbike at SSWC 2011?Posted 1 year ago #
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