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Why Why Why is it that I really want a fatbike. Moonlander would be great, but why?

It probably* will be crap at everything I ride, but still it looks like fun. And it's not as if I'm a bloody fad magnet!

anyone? anyone?.....

(*justification to self for not having one)


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 9:29 pm
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me to dunno why just look mental 😀

On One coming soon rumoured around £999


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 9:30 pm
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I've been trying to talk myself out of half fatting my unit for nearly a year.....FAIL.Just ordered a Larry/Enabler/Largr Marge 😀


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 9:31 pm
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You've already answered the question, because they look fun 🙂 is that not why we ride bikes


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 9:31 pm
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Aaaaaargh! Me too!


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 9:32 pm
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Yeah ill soon have something fat between my legs 😉


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 9:32 pm
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yeah, but there's looking fun and being fun.

Actually I'm trying not to make any comparison to fat birds now...


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 9:32 pm
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Oh God no - why 999? That means I can get one on ride to work 🙁

Rachel


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 9:41 pm
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Why Why Why is it that I really want a fatbike...
It probably* will be crap at everything I ride...

You may be surprised. When I got mine I expected to be limited to flat snow conditions, but it just goes anywhere. Think tractor 🙂

You'll also be pleasantly surprised at the levels of grip on fast descents - I'm now descending faster than I used to, and my 29ers are gathering dust.


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 9:45 pm
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Some chappy was rocketing up Glentress the other day when I was there, and rocketing down it too on one. Looked pretty nuts but I can't help but think those tyres must be horrible to rotate up to speed.


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 10:08 pm
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So really what we need is a 25lb fatbike?


 
Posted : 14/09/2011 9:45 am
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like shaggys old (i presume since he has the new on-one proto) sand man ?


 
Posted : 14/09/2011 12:06 pm
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[url= http://www.on-one.co.uk/news/products/q/date/2011/09/09/fat-bike-proto-in-testing ]On-One fatty[/url]


 
Posted : 14/09/2011 12:10 pm
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Because they are ace... and just a shed load of fun. Take it on romantic holidays to the sand dunes...

We have got our fat stuff on, big fat larry, nate, black floyd, and moondanders, mukluks, and black ops pug

[url= http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/snowsandfat-bikes-89-c.asp ]linkety link link[/url]


 
Posted : 15/09/2011 4:27 pm
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not sure about the 'collander as light' thing but he seems to have got the fat tyre look off to a 't'.


 
Posted : 15/09/2011 4:30 pm
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I find it impossible to ride mine without it bringing a big smile to my face.

They're just so much fun.
The only downside for me is if i stop somewhere on it. Then it gets on my tit's having to answer the same questions every five minutes.
If we do a mid ride pubstop now I just claim it belongs to someone else and i know nothing about it. 😳


 
Posted : 15/09/2011 6:21 pm
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I was going to get a 29er, but keep looking at the Mukluk. I need to win the lottery so I can buy both.


 
Posted : 15/09/2011 7:46 pm
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I just got back from Ashton Court, did a Bikefest lap 33 mins on the Pugsley and 29 mins on the On One SS.............and the Pugsley was much more fun..


 
Posted : 15/09/2011 7:59 pm
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just found this from MM 2006, no wonder i've got the FBike itch

(not just the tyres were fat then) 😳
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketdog/250703426/ ]DSCF0092[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/rocketdog/ ]rOcKeTdOgUk[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 05/10/2011 9:46 pm
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still resisting the urge to scratch my itch


 
Posted : 05/10/2011 9:49 pm
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Restistance is futile.

Check the weather forecast...


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:26 pm
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fatbikes are not just for xmas kiddies

[img][url= http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5947152486_5efef54db0_o.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5947152486_5efef54db0_o.jp g"/> [/img][/url] [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhampshire/5947152486/ ]touching[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mhampshire/ ]matt hampshire[/url], on Flickr[/img]


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:34 pm
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That's a pair of nice looking fatbikes there sofaking.


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:38 pm
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You got any pics of your nates? wanna see how they size up should be getting one this week 🙂


 
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[url= http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6117/6250062930_4fec50033d_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6117/6250062930_4fec50033d_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/6250062930/ ]Nate,Nate,Nate.[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]singlespeedstu[/url], on Flickr

These things stick to the trail like sh1t to a blanket.


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:50 pm
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May have to give Charlie a bell to see if he's got any coming in? Shame he's just been banned from here otherwise I'm sure he'd let us know. 🙄


 
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[url= http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6155/6254425313_f72097aa7f_z.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6155/6254425313_f72097aa7f_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/6254425313/ ]Nate[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]singlespeedstu[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:55 pm
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Nice, very nice 8)


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:56 pm
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hes got 10 coming in start of november i believe, larrys next week


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:57 pm
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Tollah.

I hear they don't fit in the Maverick fork as the knobs are a bit wider.


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:57 pm
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Ive got a feeling im gonna like having that on the front of me bike


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:58 pm
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Ah but I have plans 🙂


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 7:59 pm
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What. Your actualy going to manup and fit a rigid fork. 😉


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:01 pm
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Everyone seems to be Fattening up for xmas...

....i'll just get me coat. 😉


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:06 pm
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your garden looks a right mess stu, how many bins do you need ?


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:12 pm
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The bins are needed for all the empty beer bottles.


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:14 pm
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Tollah

Tim at sideways has nates arriving this week


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:15 pm
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Nates will go in a SC32 wont they?
( but not a Duc )


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:16 pm
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Mine's going on the back.

Or...well..in the cupboard until I get the back end fixed 😡


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:17 pm
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Nates will go in a SC32 wont they?

I think the side knobs will catch the upper legs.


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:21 pm
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Hullo fatfans, we do indeed have Nate, Larrys and bigfatlarry's arriving this week. Not cheap though, the shipping is frankly ridiculous. I'll be getting more of what's needed soon though.
Fat rules!


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:22 pm
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blimey tim you edited that pretty sharpish 🙂


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:24 pm
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hello 😉


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:24 pm
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or was it steve ? 😀


 
Posted : 17/10/2011 8:25 pm
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bigfat mukluk born today, a few modifications and we are in business, Salsa should be ashamed providing the bike with those shoddy brake levers


 
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