Already arranged for me and my mate to get out in the snow on his Farley.......it's been two years since we've had any snow and he's been praying since he got it in November but also sat here thinking how many bought a fatty but now it's snowing and going to be freezing cold are thinking sod that for a game of soldiers.....and will there now be a flurry of them on the classifieds......
I'm guessing most folk didn't make the mistake of buying them for the occasional flurry of snow
I shall be going out on my bike when it snows. It only has 2.35 tyres. It will be fine..or will I die a slow horrible unfashionable death ?
What with the ON ONE price drop second hand ones are practically worthless now.
If I must take one of your hands I've got £200 waiting.
If it settles, then I will. But there won't be anywhere near enough and it won't last long enough to bother.
If it snows I'll do what I normally do and get out there on my non-fat bike.
Tom KP
Snow? It's pouring here .
It's been snowing here for a couple of hours, it's about 2-3" deep.
I'm off out on mine tonight for an hour just to be sure I've not missed the snow ride, then tomorrow morning if the snows still here.
I feel I must add.....I don't own one, I'll just follow in his compressed wheel tracks on my 2.35 26" wheels. I resisted the niche urge purely down to the lack of snow we tend to get......and if it's bad enough to need a fat bike, I can't drive to a more distant pleasant hills and Moreland area to ride it. 😆
Hmmm I'll be surprised if we get 2 snowflakes down the soft end.. 🙂
Just a word of caution, with 2.35" tyres on you will die, 2.4" is the minimum requirement for snow!
Snow due...how many throbbers will post threads like this?
Well at least I got in first 😆
Take it you have a fat bike Cynical Al and ain't going to ride it in the snow.....because you bought it for the beach? 😆
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Fat bikes are for snow only and maybe sand also
only had one for 2 years so yahoo I can get the bugger out and ride it at last .
If I dont trip over the sandals and beard first .
Well I bought mine to go riding on. To be honest don't give a flying flurry what some keyboard warrior out there thinks of them, I'll just go out and ride if I feel like it.
[quote=trout ]Fat bikes are for snow only and maybe sand also
only had one for 2 years so yahoo I can get the bugger out and ride it at last .
If I dont trip over the sandals and beard first .
😆
trout.
The real problems start when your beard is so tangled up in your sandals that you can't even get to your fatbike that you bought all those years ago. 😉
Gutted I didn't buy one. Wasn't expecting snow 🙁
Nice lap of Cannock on the Fatty, drive home was pretty hairy though!
Fingers crossed it holds on for tomorrow!
I do have one, behind the CX bike etc etc
drive home was pretty hairy though!
Did you get carjacked in Rugeley?
ive got a fat bike and an unnecessary 4x4, but if it snows here tonight i wont be going out in it.
So is a fatbike a snow/sand only experience?
So is a fatbike a snow/sand only experience?
No, you can also mince to the shops on it as well.....
😆
I suppose if you live in the climes that a 4x4 is a necessity then there would be no extra fun in going out to play in it. I am hoping that the road conditions allow me to get us close enough to the Chase in the morning in my small van on standard tyres, if not we will just go local.
And there is no way dirty bikes will be going in my AWD car and I wouldn't purposefully use it round town unless I needed to go on a longer journey AWD doesn't mean it stops any quicker than 2WD which half the towns folk with big 4x4s can't understand...... But that's a whole other nest of wasps to poke! 😆
Any bike is a snow bike.
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Fatbikes are just better for it.
Snow riding is fun, why wouldn't you ride in it?
devs - Member
I wonder how many sassenachs...
I imagine from the phrase that you're Scottish. And I also imagine you think the term 'sassenachs' is somehow insulting or derogatory, similar to if I were to call you a jock.
I know what that word means and where it comes from, and it's actually quite a compliment to me, so thanks. 🙂
PP.
I hear they're shit on carparks though. 🙂
Fat bike? Pedallo more like. 4 hours if heavy rain in a flat area like this, sod dragging any kind of bike out for a ride tomorrow!
[quote=singlespeedstu ]PP.
I hear they're shit on carparks though. Sluggish, floppy unresponsive and tedious.
Apparently.
I assume once it snows, they don't go uphill any more?
Probably won't get any snow due to being on the coast so I'll take my fatty down the beach instead
just been out towing people up hills in my landy, spent 2 hours doing it, for nowt but xmas cheer
monnlander is ready for trip in morn, don;t expect to see many skinny tyred mincers around
Snow: check
Fat bike: check
Staying away seeing friends and relatives until Sunday night: check.
FFS. It'd better be like this until Monday....
not riding cos some nice nurse put a sodding great needle in my hand and wants to see me everyday at 930. so fatty is not going anywhere
I often see a guy on a salsa? fatty complete with frame bag commuting through central london
I'm not sure if the snowmagedden will reach Islington, but at least he's prepared
To be fair he's quite fast on it, beat me from the lights b4 !
showerman - Member
not riding cos some nice nurse put a sodding great needle in my hand and wants to see me everyday at 930. so fatty is not going anywhere
It's only fair you return the favour, put something in her hand
It's only fair you return the favour, put something in her hand
A small prick, perhaps?
I imagine from the phrase that you're Scottish. And I also imagine you think the term 'sassenachs' is somehow insulting or derogatory, similar to if I were to call you a jock.
Sassenach is in no way insulting or derogatory unless it pertains to their ability to deal with 2 flakes of snow. I can't imagine anybody being upset by being called a jock either. Unless of course they are one of the irrelevant people that run around looking for things to be offended by either in person or on behalf of others. Chill petal, may your fat wheels find some snow to play on and you have a blast. I'll be on frozen mud and ice tomorrow instead, I'll give the snow a rest this weekend and watch the TV coverage of how 2" grinds huge areas to a standstill and dominates headlines.
Well snow is still here up in Jump, so fat bike shall be fully utilised as getting out of here to work is pretty steep...cant wait
nothing darrrn south just windy and dry.
I was riding mine yesterday, will go out later and if it ever snows down here I'll ride in that too......
no snow here, but even my garden's waterlogged*
wish I had a fatbike 🙁
(*yes, it's a euphemism)
Just started snowing outside, might have to get out my fat shoes for this afternoon's run.
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the bike has tasted snow. it'll never be the same again, it wants more!
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It vaguely amused me that there when we had that last wee belt of snow, I didn't see a single fatbike or fatbike track. (though Bigjim was able to stalk us across the hills by our tyre choice, which is weird frankly)
Last night was great in the fresh snow, it was a bit crusty early this morning
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Just started snowing outside, might have to get out my fat shoes for this afternoon's run.
😀
No phat bike tracks where we rode yesterday!!!
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No phat bike tracks where we rode yesterday!!!
Thats because they ride softly over everything they leave no trace 😉
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Epicyclo... How is the snow up in puffer land ?
That's a fun video. Would love to try riding in deep stuff!
I will only ride mine on snow covered beaches personally.
lots of snow here now, fat bike given a good clean and fettle yesterday after the day before's mud fest in anticipation of a perfect snow ride.
Spent all night in fevered shivering and now have a belter of a chest infection. ARSES!
rickmeister - Member
Epicyclo... How is the snow up in puffer land ?
Up high at the moment, but the ground is getting nicely frosted, so maybe the next batch will stick.
The frost crystals on my car bonnet are over 1" long, so I'm hopeful.
A wee bit more soft stuff than we had on Boxing day
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neilwheel - MemberI will only ride mine on snow covered beaches personally.
Damn it, I was out sprinkling sand on a snowy mountain just for you, too
A bit of snow on tops 🙂
No snow so I went down the beach instead
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We tried to avoid the snow but it found us anyway.