So a fat bike is the next off the wall bike thing to try, and I've got to admit that it does look fun. I don't want to shell out for a specific bike just to try it on my local dunes, so wondered what might be possible with a Scandal 29er frame. Could I get some big fat 26" tyres? Has anyone tried this?
Not a chance.
Since you have a 29er, you could fit a reasonably fat fork and run a fat front. That's quite a useful halfway-house.
You'll sink in, I have a bike with a Fat front and a 2.2" on the back and the rear just sinks straight in the soft stuff.
Go full fat and don't waste money on anything less, they are great
I tried 3/8" fat, as in Endomorph on front, 2.5 on rear. I used wide trials rims which despite being better than normal do not give the tyre anything like the footprint of a proper fat rim, so have to agree with the above.
Was fine to give a idea as to how it would be if done properly, as the snow wasn't too deep but have to go with those above who actually know, as I still haven't tried a full fat yet.
My 'test bike' which was 26" so used a Pugsley fork
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Memory is a bit foggy but I've saw a Kona Unit with 26X3.0 gazzalodi's fitted.
Owning two fatties (Pugsley & Moonlander) and a ridged 29er you could go for a half way house and build a semi fat 29er 😉
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Build some 47mm Kris Holm unicycle 29er rims and fit some 2.35 GEAX Gato tyres, but you will need 36 hole hubs for that build...
If you have 36h hubs then it will cost you £110 for rims, £38 for tyres plus wheel build (maybe spokes)
I find my semi fat 29er is more fun on fast trails than a full fatty if you up the speed a bit and get out the saddle and work the bike, but not as good if it goes all soft/sandy, or very soft Peat...
Also 3.7" tyres start to go out of control if you start to pump a fatbike hard in berms etc... folk that say they don`t do not ride fast enough to discover this - why i have only ridden Glentress twice in 5 years of riding fattys, there are better horses in the stable for this type of riding 😉
They can start to rebound uncontrolably - i find it quite amusing personaly 😀 ride down a long set of steps like in Edinburgh and you get this happening!
Go on the MTBR fatbike forum and mention the above and guys defend their fatbikes as "the best ever all round bikes" and get real angry (esp the yanks 
but i think its horse for courses 😉
