[Closed] Show and Share your FAT Bikes with a few lines..

650b+ surely for playing it safe? 🙂

Jones+
supercomfy monster big wheeler. took some getting used to. now feels part of me.

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Bought this back in May. Have ridden it in all sorts of places and all sorts of conditions and it's always fun. Occasionally force myself to ride one of my other (much more expensive) "normal" bikes, but keep coming back to the Truck.

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Roverpig?

Where were those shots taken, particularly the beach pic?

Lovely, lovely bud by the way!

Thanks. They are all Aberdeenshire.

Corryhabbie Hill
Hackley Bay
Suie Hill
Glenfiddich (ruins at Suie)
Clashindarroch
Bennachie

Thanks, truly stunning scenery. 🙂

You lucky devil you!

The Truck looks just right in that scenery too.

A big landscape suits a big bike!

No glamour shots and its 'only' an O-o but I love it. Haven't touched the 456 since I got it and would be more than happy with this as my only ride 😀
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It's fun and a lot easier on my old arthritic back than my other hardtail,the handling is very tyre and pressure sensitive . I enjoy my full suss to much to have a fatty as my only bike .

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Genesis Caribou.
Pros: It was cheap. £500 for an as new, used bike.
It was fun on anything but long rocky descents and it rolled and climbed far better than it had any right to given its weight.

Cons: Cable discs (TRP Spykes in this case)aren't really up to the job of stopping these when they get going!
It didn't work out as an only MTB for me and I sold it to get a 29er hardtail.

Mk1 Mukluk, brilliant bike. It was a bit of a wait to get it rolling as parts weren't as easy to get a few years ago when it was first built. Don't think I'd ever get rid of it.
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Singular Puffin, also brill and a great looking bike I reckon. Might be for sale soon though as I'm on a 1 in 1 out rule...
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Quite possibly the best money I've spent on a bike, cheers bregante. It's the go to bike and is ridden everywhere, from commuting to nipping to town to all day rides in the hills and canals. It's super comfy to which helps

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Built this two years ago and it's really opened up a whole new world of riding

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Now shod with wider rims and bigger tyres - trial pack in preparation for trip to Arctic next week and participation in Rovaniemi 300

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Shall see that in the flesh next week Dovebiker 😛 I'm doing the 150

Singular Puffin here but not in winter race mode, though I've swapped the Husker Dus for Vanhelgas - much better in snow and slop.

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wohhhhhhhhhhhh a fat bike picture thread 🙂

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Scott Big Jon bought Oct 2015. Overwhelmingly unstoppably FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bucksaw. 100mm of travel but just endlessly capable and surprisingly sprightly.

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Fatty Trail. Singlespeed experiment turns out lightweight and nippy.

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My Surly Pugsley. I love this bike! Yes, it is old school fatbike geomtery but it rides SO right.

Bought as a complete build, although at the time, the green ones only came with thumbies, so I had them swapped over. I've only really added mudguards, pedals and bottle cage.

It was bought as 20th anniversary present to be used as a winter bike / fun alternative. But it pretty much became all I have ridden for the past year and a half. I've got 'better' bikes but this is my favorite bike.

After about 6 months of ownership, they slashed the price pretty heavily as a clearout. Under normal circumstances I'd have been bemoaning not waiting, etc but I had enjoyed those 6 months so much I really didn't care. No sure if I mentioned it but I really love this bike 😉

To add some balance to this, I would say I get that it is not for everyone. I had hired one for a weekend before buying and it won me over as being what 'I' was looking for at the time.

Stooge Mk2 with B plus rear and B plus plus? Hodag on the front. This bike made me redefine what I though were the limitations of a rigid bike. I think I will always own a Stooge. So sorted.
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Surly Ice Cream Truck. Only had this since Christmas and loving it. Will climb anything if you've got the legs (I'm getting there) and capable of smashing the downs as hard as a full suspension bike.
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OMG, is Google photo embedding working? 😯

Got into a very bad habit these last few days (besides needing a good tidy 😉 ), I keep bringing the Wazoo indoors after workout rides, thinking the weather might warrant installing the new 45NRTH Gravdal studded tyres (one next to front wheel).

I've installed the rear, easily detachable Beavertail XL extra wide guard, the bracket is not an issue when I swap to the fat tyres (I can then fit my Fatboard set). Still got the Grand DAD fork mount to fit, plus perhaps fit the PX foam grips, in the comfort of ~20C instead of a freezing garage!

Experimental 1x8 gearing with a 34T PX Ringmaster and 11-30T cassette, left all the 2x bits besides the chainring all in place for now. Given how most of my riding in on the road, I'm missing a little the extra gear inches of the default 38T chainring, when pedalling in the search and better segment times down local hills. 😈

It didn't work out as an only MTB for me and I sold it to get a 29er hardtail.

Funnily enough, I got rid of a 29er hardtail when I got the fatbike (after running it as a B+ for six months). Just goes to show that we are all different, I guess.

Good to see another blue ICT on the thread (with BR710 rims too).

Roverpig and others with ICT.....I've just picked up an ICT but notice you seem to be ditching the clownshoes for the narrower DT rims. Is this simply to save weight? And do you find an increase in tyre roll when pushing on at low pressures.

Gotama, I built my ICT up from a frame and fork, but only because I enjoy a bit of shed time. I had a demo ride on a stock bike (at the time) with clownshoe rims and loved it, but the temptation to go from lighter wheels (and the various threads suggesting this was better for general trail riding) was hard to resist. No problem with tyre roll yet and I've run them as low as 3-4psi on frozen mud trails.

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felt DD30
Cost - originally as a full bike£1300
upgrades - almost everything....
smile factor - very much so.
1st bike out of the garage - unless it's the road bike, yes as I've sold my full sus after getting this.

Did a 100 miles at Strathpuffer on the Alpkit Vir Fortis the other week.

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lovely smooth ride, pretty ligh, seems to roll really well with Nate on the back and minion on the front, really chuffed
it isnt as clean as that now after the first ride last night on newly fitted Makwa forks, grinning all night

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I must admit, I've looked at the Vir Fortis a few times. The geometry looks almost identical to the ICT in a package that should be lighter and stiffer. Not that the weight of the ICT bothers me at all when I'm riding it and I'm not convinced that stiffer is better. But something a bit lighter for the hike-a-bike sections might be nice. At the end of the day though, I prefer the sparkle blue of the ICT to the black/red of the Sonder and I'm shallow enough for that to be the deciding factor.

Just out of interest though, is there routing for a (stealth) dropper?

Surly Wednesday, had for just over a year, haven't ridden my other bikes since, went tubeless with no problems and changed the tyres to a bud and a 120tpi nate, every ride is like being a kid again, just don't care what speed I do anymore, chilled out life!

Lester - what's the clearance on the Bluto like with the minion (I assume it's a 4.8)?

I must admit, I've looked at the Vir Fortis a few times. The geometry looks almost identical to the ICT in a package that should be lighter and stiffer. Not that the weight of the ICT bothers me at all when I'm riding it and I'm not convinced that stiffer is better. But something a bit lighter for the hike-a-bike sections might be nice. At the end of the day though, I prefer the sparkle blue of the ICT to the black/red of the Sonder and I'm shallow enough for that to be the deciding factor.

[b]Just out of interest though, is there routing for a (stealth) dropper? [/b]

Yep, stiff and light, though no stealth routing for a dropper.

@ wwaswas
yes its a 4.8 but on the nextie 82mm rims, it comes up morelik e 4.6 and there is plenty of clearance, i dont use mudguards but if i did there would still be clearance, ive kept my blutos to swap over in the summer !
love the colour of your bucksaw 🙂

ive still got my bucksaw :-0 but selling my trail with fatty carbon forkes

Yep, stiff and light, though no stealth routing for a dropper

Thanks. Probably saved me a few quid then as I can't see any cable stops for an external dropper either, so I guess it would be a case of zip ties on the top tube 😮 Great looking bike though.

Cheers Lester. I've got 65mm rims but wondering about the Minions as a Nate alternative on the front.

IT was the colour of the Bucksaw that clinched it for me really - it's great in sunshine - has a metallic component that sparkles.

KTM Fat Rat, only upgrades over stock are the 28t single front ring, 40t expander, RSP dropper, Fizik Tundra M5 and tubeless for the JJ's, brilliant bike, faster than it should be and a right hoot to ride.

Personally I wouldn't have it as my only bike as it's not really suitable for XC & marathon racing, I've got a 29er FS for that. But if you don't do stuff like that or 'nduro etc it'd be a fine choice. It's ace for carting kids around too.

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Gotama, I built my ICT up from a frame and fork, but only because I enjoy a bit of shed time. I had a demo ride on a stock bike (at the time) with clownshoe rims and loved it, but the temptation to go from lighter wheels (and the various threads suggesting this was better for general trail riding) was hard to resist. No problem with tyre roll yet and I've run them as low as 3-4psi on frozen mud trails.

Ah fair enough. To be honest the 27.5 x 4 wheels that seem to coming through look interesting so will just bide my time with the clown shoes.

@ wwaswas, i think the 4.8 minion would be okbut the bucksaw is supposed to run 65mm rims and 4.0 tyres, might be worth getting a wider spare front wheel rather than change tyre profile ?

sorry op for going off subject

Been keeping an eye out for 4.0's but no one seems to have them. May just keep looking.

Also sorry op!

Few photos from me showing why i think fat bikes are great.

Outer Hebrides 2014

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On home turf, Wells next the Sea with first fatty, Salsa Mukluk

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Freshly built, Fatty Trail, rides well, but shocking build quality

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Last weekends trip with friends, North Norfolk

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XC race bike!

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More or less in its final form here, I love this stupid thing... And for some reason, the more inappropriate the fatbiking is, the more I'm into it. Beach riding? Can't be bothered. Enduro racing? Sure, why not? Going to bounce it down fort william dh this year (said that last year!)

On the question of ICTs going to narrower rims - you only really need really wide rims for snow - for most UK riding conditions a 65-80mm rim is probably best: lighter, more resistant to dings and nice round tyre profile for all-around grip. Only exception is ungroomed / soft snow where you want the widest rims and biggest tyres for float and grip. I was looking at either 90 or 100mm rims - went for 90 as the best compromise for width / weight. Whitestone - I'll see you in Rovaniemi - snow forecast for the Saturday so might be a bit of a push on day 1?

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My current borrowed, too big Fatty Trail spares bin special.

I'd keep it, but I'm not allowed another bike, and it doesn't let me go as fast as my FS. If I stopped riding to work I think I might get shot of the road bike and get one though, they're a lot of fun.

This one is for sale if anyone is interested, I'll pass it on to my mate. He's just bought a Farley, my other mate has a Dude. I don't ride with them often enough to comply.

might know somebody interested Prawny, could you pm me details:)

Got me a Tusker from ze Germans. Here it is new:
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Slightly less new on the Scottish coast:
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3 Shire heads in the dry:
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My FS bike doesn't get used anymore.

On the question of ICTs going to narrower rims - you only really need really wide rims for snow - for most UK riding conditions a 65-80mm rim is probably best: lighter, more resistant to dings and nice round tyre profile for all-around grip.

It will be used 100% on trails for a bit of fun when I don't want to take the full suspension bike out. Second hand but new to me so will ride it for a bit and then I suspect the clown shoes will go to be replaced by Bontrager Jackalopes 27.5 as that slight increase in wheel diameter, as a long term 29er user, seems a good idea.

Wow amazing collection of classy fat bikes. Some fantastic locations also and loving the loaded bike packs for multi day adventures which I want to do.i will read up on details later.
I'm smiling just looking at them.... Thanks.

A quick brew and lunch on a mountain top in the pishing rain. Luckily had some dry kitty litter in my pack to get the wood burner going.

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Charge Cooker Maxi 2, about £800.

First bike I go to for off road. Upgraded to Thomson dropper, wider bars and XT brakes.

It's mint, pic above was at the end of 26km in Lakes at weekend.

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dovebiker that is *lovely*. Good luck in Rovaniemi. I'd love to go back to Finland and try some cycling next time.

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SO Wednesday, now her go to bike. Bought as frame n fork, built with some parts off her Orange 5, Wheels by Slam 69 (Great service)
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My ICT, great bike, love riding it anywhere

My Surly Wednesday.

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Is there a big difference with the fat bike ride feel having front suspension forks ? Is this going to be the norm?

Superb pics ..

I just read the fat bike micro adventure story on the front page here .... with the Koma Wozo's .... great stuff ..

Are those mahoosive tyres a pig to get back on after punctures ?

Fatbikes rule - a bike for every occasion. Since getting one 3 years ago the other bikes have become pretty much redundant. This thing goes XC racing, multi-day bivvying, racing mates on their full sussers in the Surrey Hills, 200 mile endurance events, beach riding and everything in between.

It costs me a drive train per year and some brake pads. The other bikes in my shed and their silly value get little or no use

Love it!! 🙂

Under all the crap is a Singular Puffin

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Another Puffin.
Quite a recent addition. Not sure if it's going to get past it's probationary period. I prefer the Frankenplus if I'm honest. But it's a laugh though. An itch that had to be scratched.
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Niner SIR.9+ (...the "Frankenplus").
Ok, not a [i]real[/i] fatty, but it's almost there. I think for most a b+ or 29+ is realistically a better option. This rides a lot better 90% of the time & on 90% of trails. Not ridden the Puffin on a beach yet but the Niner was ace, & living in the Midlands, beaches are distant dream.
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Frame and forks in the O-O sale for £89 each which my Missus got me for Christmas.

Wheels are the standard jobbies from O-O.
Rest was done on a budget from the parts bin except
1) Crankset - obviously I had nothing suitable
2) Tyres - for which an honourable mention to zippykona who let me have his old Floaters for a small donation to the poppy appeal.

I absolutely love it. Need to change your (well my!) riding style a little, but once it's going it just rolls on and it climbs incredibly. No p!ssing about with silly little gears, just get out the saddle and mash the pedals if you need to - the rear grip will handle it

Not ridden my Anthem since I got it

Still working on bar height hence the excess on the steerer

Sorry for poor photo - little dark inside and taken on the phone. Just don't tell the wife it's been in the kitchen

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Takisawa, make sure you give the Puffin a decent chance before moving it on. I bought my Fatty to scratch the itch and initially I was a bit underwhelmed. After a while, though, it clicked and now I have to pretty much force myself to ride my other bikes.

a Fatbike is for the true enjoyment of just riding a bike anywhere just for the sheer fun of it 8) Love Love Love my Wednesday

got to be honest, when I got my jones and started riding it, I was a bit underwhelmed with it. nearly sold it, but decided to try and get fit, just by riding it all the time.
the more I ride it, the more I like it, and the fitness is coming slowly along too.

also noticed on this thread, the amount who have bought a fat bike, and now don't ride their other bikes.
they are comfy and fun.

In summary - Fat FTW! 😀

I was expecting to find more Wazoo owners in here than me, Dahedd plus Crashtestmonkey haven't posted and IIRC kayak23 replaced his Wazoo with a Dune.

I also expected to discover other riders using FatNotFat 29er wheels on 135/170 hub fatbikes besides me.

I really am extreme leftfield, usually riding a skinny fatbike on the roads and as of late, clocking up 10+ mile local loops (17 miles with ~980 feet ascending yesterday afternoon https://www.strava.com/activities/859506378)! 😆

There are some nice looking bikes on this thread but I really didn't get on with my fat bike when I had one.

also noticed on this thread, the amount who have bought a fat bike, and now don't ride their other bikes.
they are comfy and fun.

To be fair, I do ride my other bikes, I just don't enjoy them as much 🙂 Every few months I'll feel guilty about having bikes that by all objective measures are better than my fatbike just hanging up in the shed so I'll take them out to salve my conscience. I also keep thinking that the honeymoon period is bound to end soon and then I'll appreciate having some "proper" bikes to ride. Still waiting though.

Is there a big difference with the fat bike ride feel having front suspension forks ? Is this going to be the norm?

That's a whole can of worms there.

In general there seems to be a pattern of people who have suspension forks saying that they are a massive improvement and people who don't have them saying that they are unnecessary. Of course, both may be true.

Are those mahoosive tyres a pig to get back on after punctures ?

One the reasons that tubeless is near essential (IMO)is that risks of punctures are minimised and you can fix any with a squirt of sealant or bigger holes with a 'worm' - I've not had the break a tyre bead in over 2 years and in excess of 10,000km across all types of terrain. Also worth investing in decent tyres and tubeless rims as these are key to a decent ride - good tyres handle better and have lower rolling resistance, they also last a long time.

Thanks for the answers to questions guys - quality knowledge on here.

Would a fat bike loaded up for this trip be the way to go ?

http://imba.org.uk/where-to-ride/trans-cambrian-way/

roverpig - Member

In general there seems to be a pattern of people who have suspension forks saying that they are a massive improvement and people who don't have them saying that they are unnecessary. Of course, both may be true.

I think it's basically a mindset thing- mine would be a "better bike" with blutos in- it'd be faster and more capable and I'm sure worth the weight penalty. But for me, the point of a fatbike isn't anything to do with being a better bike, if I changed it to be a better bike I'd start with the bloody stupid tyres. I have 2 better bikes but sometimes I want to ride my lolrus.

Not to say there's anything wrong with wanting suspension, for some folks that's the fatbike they want. I thought it was the fatbike I want tbh!

IME, the longer your ride, the less the speed differential between different types of bikes and a lot of it comes down to comfort. What I like about my fatbike at the end of a long day is that it has bomb-proof handling and grip - I can simply sit-down and grind it out on long climbs, not have to worry about rocks and roots; get to the top and let-go down the other side without fearing that if I lose concentration and hit a rock or bump it's going to launch me off - particularly descending in the dark at the end of a long day.

4roads - Member
Would a fat bike loaded up for this trip be the way to go ?

http://imba.org.uk/where-to-ride/trans-cambrian-way/

Is it under several feet of snow or involve riding over miles of impassable bog?

Fat bikes are awesome, adventures are awesome, adventures on fat bikes are awesome^2. But like 99.5% of riding, you could probably do it faster on a CX bike (or an XC bike if it's really rough).

To quote Northwind:

the point of a fatbike isn't anything to do with being a better bike, if I changed it to be a better bike I'd start with the bloody stupid tyres. I have 2 better bikes but sometimes I want to ride my lolrus.

I've ridden my fatty on the same rides as others on CX bikes, XC bikes and trail/enduro bikes. Each bike type is the best option for someone i their head, even if my reasoning is "I wan't something bonkers with noisy tyres" and someone else is 32c tyres and 100" top gear for the road sections.

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Pugsley and a Rooster. Both good fun but I still have other bikes and neither have been used as much as they should have recently either. Hopefully some more time on both this year. The Rooster probably just edges the Pug on the practical side but I can't get rid of it. I've got a wee ride on it and the kids love it but that time is coming to an end, still don't think I'll get shot of it. Maybe some fat bike adventuring though the Rooster was put together with this in mind.

Would a fat bike loaded up for this trip be the way to go ?

http://imba.org.uk/where-to-ride/trans-cambrian-way/

Dunno (sorry). At the BB winter event on similar terrain last month my wife and I were on fat bikes as we needed the accustomisation riding them before we head out to Finland. TBH they were hard work loaded, especially lifting them over locked gates 😳

For the Trans-Cambrian I'd go with a HT or CX/Gravel bike. Might not be as much giggle factor mind!

Smokestone Henderson with Wren forks
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with Wren forks

Just googled them to see if they're more affordable than bluto's 😯

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It's a Dune, a lot like the rest of them. When I got it it had already gone tubeless, (not been brave enough to have a peek and see how yet), and had the SLX brakes and Charge Spoon saddle. I've swapped to a Thomson stem and some silly-wide On One bars, and there is a 1x10 kit of parts being quietly assembled.

Local terrain is fairly flat, and it's an absolute hoot. It cost me less than half retail from the classifieds on here; not much more than the cost of a dropper post as an interested chap at Swinley told me slightly whistfully...

with Wren forks

Just googled them to see if they're more affordable than bluto's

They aren't. They look well made "in the flesh" though.