[Closed] Heavyweight weighs into Heavyweights (caution fatbike content)

If it's TRUE then they are no longer niche.

yeah, 3 models, old news

Why shouldn't they..?

Perhaps some people can't handle the fact that a particular variant of bicycle isn't as exclusive and niche as it once was.

dunno why some people think we ride them cos they are niche = I ride mine cos I like it and its awesome, thats all

couldn't give a stuff what people think to be fair

[IMG] [/IMG] there we go

i'd buy one to strip the rims from it
they seem very well thought out, hope they will be sold separately

Might make fatbike parts easier (and cheaper) to source.

Must admit they are getting more aesthetic as they evolve.

I'm looking forwards to Spech tyres and rims becoming available.

I like it I do..

Its a snow bike for snow races, so apart from the nice wide rims ideal for beach riding as they will be real light, the rest will be pretty useless for trail riding - though ok for beach riding, but beach riding is i hear on STW all flat and boring according to some 😉

29+ is the fat future for UK trail riding, you wait and see 😉

Out of curiosity what makes a snow bike useless at trail riding?

[quote=househusband ]Must admit they are getting more aesthetic as they evolve.

you mean less fugly 🙂
I like the fact specialized is joining the bandwagon, fun to see all the Nichesters trying to avoid being mainstream.

Now they are mainstream, it makes it ok for me to buy one.

I like the fact specialized is joining the bandwagon, [s]fun to see all the Nichesters trying to avoid being mainstream[/s] there should be cheaper bits and greater availibility now.

It might come as a bit of a shock but most people ride bikes because they like them and don't even consider what a random person on the internet thinks.
Try not to read too much into what other people ride. 🙂

I really like it, so much so I spoke to my LBS (Spesh dealer) about when they were due in......and I`m gutted its USA only for 2014 😥

Maybe I will have to do a holiday across the pond this year after all 😀

deserter - Member
Out of curiosity what makes a snow bike useless at trail riding?

The snow bike designs have longer chainstays, and wider than 80mm rims and 5" tyres make this a more stable set up ideal for sand and snow riding, but too floaty to grip on UK mud, and too draggy on hard pack and tarmac when fitted with the 5" Surly Bud and Lou chunky tyres on UK trails. You may get amazing grip with the bigger footprint but a hell of a drag. I stay away from road and trails with my Moonlander, it is an amazing sand sled/shingle and rock beast though.

4" tyre Pugsleys and On Ones have nice short chainstays, the On One has a slacker head angle - the Pugsley has more forgiving steel, take your pick (On One wins on price, Pug if your a steel fan).
4" fat bikes are a lot more versatile, stick some Nates on and go ride anywhere, what most fatbike owners around here in East Lothian are doing and using them as their MTB`s 🙂

Rims look good, tires too.

coastkid.
The only thing wrong with your summing up there is the fact the the 5" Bud if way less draggy and far more grippy than the 4" Nate.

I want to believe that I need a fat bike for my local Surrey hill rides. It can get a bit sandy after all.

I don`t find Nates that draggy Stu or find a lck of grip, running them (folding ones) on 65mm Marges 🙂

I rode Saltys Moonie with Bud and Lous and noticed the increased drag compared to my BFL shod Moonie 🙂

Today at the Yorkshire Bike Show I heard that Rockshox are going to release a fatbike suspension fork.