.....anyone own one?
what make?
what do you reckon?
..right, popular choice then!
Pugsley here- quality fun on the singletrack
..well it looks like I'll know who you are if i bump into you on a trail, seems like Surly only sold two Pugsleys in the uk!
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fattening-up-for-winter ]Try here[/url]
There's a few on here.
Mine is in project status at the moment
Well, that's bollocks for a startsurlynot - Member
..well it looks like I'll know who you are if i bump into you on a trail, seems like Surly only sold two Pugsleys in the uk!
...glad to here it druidh.
What do you reckon on them?
Sandman gobi rolling on 100mm here . Getting 9 gears at the moment was ss last winter
Yes I have one
9zero7, import from Alaska, running 80mm rims, 2x9 spec'ed for beach riding, 12/36 on rear
Fast becoming my favourite bike out of the 5 I own. Great fun bike to have, comfortable & goes everywhere from bog to beach.
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4 years of riding a pugsley on Scottish coasts here; [url= http://coastkid.blogspot.com/ ]coastrider[/url]
Theres a cross over group of fatbike owners and regular xc riders on here though you may want to check in on the stateside MTBR [url= http://forums.mtbr.com/fat-bikes/ ]fatbike forum...[/url]
i was told on here it was a fad and they will never catch on... 😉
fatbikes look ace.
Do you get a lot of drag with the bigger tyres? (serious question)
coastkid can often be seen in drag.
Yes but it's not as bad as you might think, the tyre carcasses are light.
My Pug wearing its summer shoes.
Ace fun 😀
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fatbike does northshore .... was a little dissapointed as it snowed all day the next day but we went skiing instead !
Where's that TR?
druidh - Membercoastkid can often be seen in drag.
Aye, but switched to mini skirts as the dresses were catching on those big tyres 😉 😀
Serious question - would there be interest in hiring fatbikes if they were available?
Been thinking of taking a few more over for touring holiday rentals in Scotland, but not sure if there is the market for it?
I use my Pugsley for just about everything, sand, snow, moorland, bogs, city, singletrack. Havn't enjoyed myself as much since I was a kid!
Gary
http://www.pugsley-on-patrol.org.uk
http://www.youtube.com/user/garybuckham
Salsa Mukluk here, all day comfort, beach, snow and bivi bike
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I know Charlie the bike monger has a demo Pugsley down south in Swanage, think there might only be one or two other demo bikes elsewhere in the UK.
Look loads of fun, it's just getting to try one out first as they are a bit specialist on the wheels, although nothing to stop you running normal 26" wheels or skinny 700c/29er tyres. Still lurking in the back of my mind that i should have got a pug over the Karate Monkey, maybe i can blag a go on one at SSUK 😀
theres more around than you think
heres my pugs
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There's quite a few of us rollin on fattyres.
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I'm going semi skimmed imminently 😀
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now with jones loop bars which have improved the front end sooooooooo much
running 3x 9 at the moment but may try it 1 x 9 on 70mm uma rims
it maybe slow at times, but the grin factor at other times is worth it
I'm going semi skimmed imminently
Me too, I built this today! Been let down by Triton cycles taking my order for a Larry tyre then not bothering to tell me they're not in stock until Dec!!! When all the other parts arrived today, Charlie the Bikemonger to the rescue, tyre arrives tomorrow.
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Don, wont that wheel kick up the front end on the towel rail ?
Maverick fork, "cables"?
Maverick fork, "cables"?
Dunno Sofaking the **** Tyres not arrived yet, can always slap it on the Spot Brand as thats now running a Mav fork too
I reckon your gonna have to bite the bullet and buy a grown up bike to run the half fat 😆
Jog on Sofaking.........................
touchy , touchy 8)
Tollah.
Holes in your rim?
Are you mad, that's explode into a thousand pieces with you weight on it.
Who rattled your cage you over weight bafoon?
Wok fight ?? Sumo wrestling ?? 😀
Could be a case for a rematch on The Seesaw Of Truth. 😆
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.....would N E 1 entertain an XC fat tyre, more aggressive tread, longer lasting and better wearing than the Larry?
..Beach, Bog, Blizzard..... and beyond!
ANoth thread under KoNtrol 😯
Had a Pug for a year or so now - Shona's just getting her Mukluk off the ground after waiting for almost a year for her tiny frame. Coloured rim strip in the Darryls looks great!
There was a guy at Ironbike riding a Sandman fatbike, what he got up was impressive. I know they are very good going downhill and he certainly used that to his advantage, riding down very rocky trails with ease.
Also I think Elias from Belgium rode a Sandman at the Black Mtn 3 day and did rather well apparently.
I've had my pug for about a year now. I run it with a Rohloff hub, trial tech rims and a couple of weight saving bits and bobs. I love it and ride it everywhere. I did the On One hundred kilometer event on it and still finished in the top 20% so it can't be that slow, it finished in front of an awful lot of carbon uber expensive bikes and would have done a lot better still without me riding it. If the event had been held 3 days earlier when all the rain came down I think everyone would have rather had my pug. It's only on road or fire road climbs I feel a bit slower than everyone else but it more than compensates in other areas. It's not a race bike and never will be but it's competant everywhere and where it's good it's very good.
I live in North Yorkshire if you ever want a test ride.
I found my fatbike dreadful in mud