So as promised I thought I would get a thread going to see what fat bikes people are loving at the mo.
Waiting for my Marge lites with Alfine to be built up this week to complete my pugsley build, will post some pics to show the build story when I can remember how to post pics!
I’ve become a little fat bike obsessed at the moment and with global fat bike day around the corner it gives an excuse to get some readers rides pics on the forum to ogle over as well as advice/experiences.
I keep swithering between my two. I really can’t justify keeping them both, but I transfer the wheels and various components onto one frame, ride it and think it’s brilliant. Then transfer them back to the other frame, ride that and think that’s brilliant too. Luckily the fatbike bubble has burst and nobody is interested in either of them, so I can play this game for as long as I like 🙂
In the blue corner we have the ICT. Heavy, flexy, possibly a bit short for me, but looks great and so much fun to ride.
In the green (and a bit orange) corner we have the Dude. Lighter, stiffer fits me better. In fact better all round really, but never feels quite as fun or looks as good (to my eyes).
Salsa beargrease here. Only mods carbon bars ( narrower) and seatpost, shorter stem, hope brakes, full mudhuggers front and rear, tubeless. Ends up same weight as stock but has pedals which the stock weighed one does not 😉
Super-cold -25C on the Ounasjoki River, Rovaniemi earlier this year. Barely a breath of wind and blue skies but stop for a minute and you could really feel the cold – fortunately the ski-tracks were solid and we were barely marking the surface. Bike is custom titanium frame and forks, 90mm carbon rims.
My current debate is about future upgrades to the Calibre Dune. Either upgrade all the running gear, 1×11 or 1×12, hydraulic brakes, second set of tyres. Or, get some sort of suspension fork, i.e. a Lauf Carbonara, just to ease the chatter. Or, go all in on some snazzy bike packing kit. Choices, choices…
Loving my ice cream truck. I now think of it as my bike rather than my fat bike. Put 29+ tyres on it once. Don’t know how people get around on something so skinny.
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I’ve kept it 100% original, except for carbon bars, new grips, 1×11 with a Sunrace cassette, different pedals, Reverb post, different saddle, hydraulic brakes, tubeless, Jimbo Jim 4.8 tyres and a Gusset stem. Apart from that, showroom spec.
Behold! Freshly repainted and blinged, should have the finishing touches (Alfine on Marge lites) added by the end of the week. Serious pug love going on.
I’ve got an Ican Chinese full suss fatty I use it all year round and for everything, I love it and wouldn’t want to go back skinny again. The one thing I would like to try is a skinnier rim I run 4 inch tyres on 80 mm halo rims which have been great just curious as to how skinny I could go maybe a trials rim. I don’t ride beaches very often it’s mainly xc and trail centre stuff every now and then so a bit lighter rim tyre combo might be interesting. I think fat bikes have died off a bit but still great fun