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Other than a slight squeal when wet, the Elixrs on my Fatty have been faultless so far. Which is a good thing as all of the other upgrades haven't left me with the $ for new brakes. Only 3 short rides though, so we'll see how they do long term.
As I said in one of my earlier posts, they were definitely a concern for me. But so far, my fears were ungrounded. YMMV.
I may be a little naive but I bloody love my fatty. I did 30 miles on it today, and grinned for all of it. It was mostly on towpath, with a little bit of road, town and soggy forest thrown in (too wet round here for much else.)
I did get a lot of questions from riding pals, and a little ribbing, but those that rode it loved it.
I've had no trouble getting it rolling, and when rolling it does roll!
I ordered it ages ago and after a bit I started to regret it, wondering if I really needed one, but so many fat riders say (type) about how great and fun they are, I had to have it. Anyway, as it stands, I'm not sure when I'm going to want to ride anything else again.
I'm not really all that into weights and components and fettling, I just like to ride.
I love riding my fatty. Thanks on one.
I just got my front wheel set up tubeless! 😀
Tire seated with a floor pump. We'll see how it does before I do the back wheel...
How heavy are you - re. the 6psi?
I've got some Elixir 1's here that are just fine. I don't think it's fair to say they're all awful.
I heard from On One this morning my Fatty frame will be with them via air freight next week.
cynic-al - MemberHow heavy are you - re. the 6psi?
I normally weigh about 175 lbs. I have not weighed myself recently, so it's remotely possible that I am a few pounds heavier at this point. 😳
I just got my front wheel set up tubeless!Tire seated with a floor pump. We'll see how it does before I do the back wheel...
I rode it tubeless! 😀 For 4/10 of a mile, then it went flat. 🙁
Will try again this evening...
What exactly is the point/advantage of running a fatty tubeless?
a few are riding thenm over here
What exactly is the point/advantage of running a fatty tubeless?
Same as any other bike. Less weight. Should be able to run lower pressure for better grip. Sealant inside plugs punctures, etc.
I think that bike looks fantastic.
The thin tapered fork legs seem like a good idea to me to allow for a bit of flex/give.
My Moony still rides pretty harsh in the front despite the 5 inches of rubber.
JoeG - Member
Sealant inside plugs punctures
But you don't ride your's you just talk about it, so what's the issue?
And as for [i]"Less weight"[/i] if it's heavy it will make you fitter.
I've ridden #Fatty a fair bit now. most of my snippets are on Twitter. Im not a complete #fatty novice having been semi-skimmed before.
Its ace fun on normal trails if to quote Ed Oxley, a bit slow & Ugly with flashes of brilliance, but I knew that. It does have quite alot of rolling resistance...but this also means to quote my best mate after a thrash "you just [i]can't[/i] crash it!!" It hass ooodles of grip in corners.
As with all tyre pressure makes a huge difference to ride feel..no surprises there.
a big surprise is that the grip with the OnOne Floaters is also awesome in proper mud, really disgusting, slithery sloppy mud..it drifts a little but keep the faith, steer a little more and it just corners, no drama. I swopped with a mate, again so he could have a crack, and nearly scared myself witless on his mud tyred std bike...of course I pay on the climbs...
As for the build, so far its all good. I'm not keen on the brakes, but they work so far and it's a grand all up ffs. I was dissapointed in the cranks I have to say, mostly 'cos I expected to be able to slap a granny ring and a mech on it as I fully expected to be struggling on the steep stuff in bad conditions with the weight/gearing. The gearing I'm normally fine with (normal bike is 28lb, 1x10 29er)but with the rolling resistance, extra weight and slip slidey conditions its been a bit tough...doable but tough. I looked at the crank and the granny tabs are blanks, I might be able to tap and space them I guess, otherwise its new cranks to get 2x10. So I've renamed her #fitty and told myself to MTFU and convinced myself I'll be all the better for it in the Spring!
Handling is spot on, stable but not slow steering, BB height is good, it just feels very normal. It'd be fantastic with a suss fork up front but since I justified it as my hack/pub/shops bike with a side order of trail silliness and winter thrashing, I don't think I'll be doing that, 4.5psi in the front will have to do 😉
So there we have it, it sticks to the trail like shit to a blanket, which is awesome in corners and gets you fitter every time you ride uphill. I can't even look at it without smiling let alone ride it...
Short summary, #Fatty gets you #fitty with overtones of shits & giggles and a HUGE side order of GRIP...bloody great 🙂
JohnClimber - MemberBut you don't ride your's you just talk about it, so what's the issue?
And as for "Less weight" if it's heavy it will make you fitter.
The bike was delivered a week ago today. I then spent two days building it (that's normal, isn't it? :wink:) and have ridden it five times. I don't think that's too bad, considering that we've had 3 decent snowstorms in that time (4" of wet snow overnight and this AM) as well as having to spend some time with my sister and her family that live out of state. Although yesterday's ride was a bit on the short side due to the tubeless failure. 😳
Riding the fat bike is definitely part of a plan to be fitter in the spring, but 600 gram tubes along with 1500 gram tires with deep tread really take a lot of effort, especially on the climbs. Thus, I'm going tubeless. 8)
Photos from today's ride to follow shortly.
From today's ride.
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I had my first ride today on my fatty first thoughts are a job well done by on one. my last bike was a on one 29er inbred I was a little concerned about handling weight ect ect. I got on and it felt great. I was riding around the Cleveland hills wet boggy mud rocky decents single track to be honest give it a really good test over 12 miles of lots of different types of ground the confidence that the grip of the tyers amazed me.I did miss my granny ring but this little problem is getting sorted. My mate rode a pug and my other mate has a 907 and they have gave it very positive complements which makes me smile since its my first full fat bike. To sum it up great fun. Dalby in the dark next Thursday can't wait!!
What do you reckon compared to your Inbred 29er?
More pictures of my bike not being ridden. 😉
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Great photos Joe.
The white backdrop really helps bring out those orange decals 😉
( wish we had snow here )
The white backdrop really helps bring out those orange decals
Yes, it does. 🙄
Effing Outrageous On-One Orange decals... 😡
Apologies if its been mentioned already but I havnt read it. Where is all this snow in these pics? I am very jeolous!
The snow is near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the US. Looks like we'll get a little more tomorrow, and that it will all stay for a week except for what melts in the sun.
I must admit that the Fatty arrived at just the right time!
Re Salsa rims/ tubeless, been running regular Salsa 29er rims tubeless with a Stan's kit for 2 years (Maxxis Ardent 2.25 tyres). Bit of a pain to get inflated and seated, needed a compressor but once up and running have had zero issues.
I guess they are covering their asses.
andyh2 - Member
What do you reckon compared to your Inbred 29er?My inbred is a gr8 bike I've got the sliding dropout version I ran this bike as a single speed,1 x9,2x9,geared hub,half fat fully ridged, and front suspension, (rebas which I'm selling) but getting on the fatty I just felt so much more confident having all that rubber holding me up the grip was great even on off camber soggy stuff! The bike just felt right .
Thanks 29erConvert
Update: Been sufferring a bit with the brakes. Typical Elixirs, random back to the bar lever action, ok with pumping but bleeding no help. Odd really. I can live with it tho. Apart from that and the sheer effort of pedalling it, its all good, definitely one to get you fit.
I had the same problem with the brakes Phil. A bleed fixed mine though. For now.
I rode Fatty in a cyclocross race and came last. If you're interested I wrote a blog.
http://www.great-rock.co.uk/2012/12/fat-cross/
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Great to see one in the flesh and to get to roll a couple of kerbs on it Thanks Ed
want one even more now
But until you get to see one in real life you dont appreciate the size of the tyres they are massive but what a hoot .
Want one even more now .......most likely for a leisurely bikepacking tool..
Edit ..how come Oxley's bike has black decals ....??
What a lovely neat lawn.
What a lovely neat lawn.
Not mine it the neighbours that one .mines all soggy moss and dandelions
Why do so many manufacturers spec Avid brakes? Everyone knows they're shit (at least up to the middle of the range), it's not like they only come on SRAM equipped bikes either. I'd rather have no brakes and £50 off, saves space in landfill.
Wow, as ridden by ZZ Top!
Can you get studded fat tyres btw?
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Nates are grippy as...
*not an one one
I'm envious of the black decals! 🙂
Orange ones were a shock to me...
Hello everybody!
I have ride Fatty few months and I Love It!!
But now I'm think to go 2x9 (or 2x10) setup. Please help me and tell excatly the parts what I need!!
You need:
- 2x cranks. Easiest would be another Truvativ crank that uses the Howitzer bottom bracket like the Fatty. Otherwise, crank and BB.
- Front shifter, cable, housing, end caps and such.
- Front derailleur. Some have successfully modified a regular Shimano front derailleur to work by using longer limit screws which is cheaper. I bought a [url= http://fatbikes.com/salsa-100mm-direct-mount-adaptor.html ]Problem Solvers Direct Mount Adaptor[/url] and a direct mount front derailleur, as I wasn't aware of the alternative. Expensive, but no trial and error to get to work.
- Possibly a longer chain.