bigyinn
For most isn’t it just the latest fad to replace fatbikes?
They’re a good complement to a fatbike though. Covers the other seasons with a bit of overlap.
If there was a fad with fatbikes, it was with folk who were using them as a general purpose trailbike, a bit like buying a Landrover when a Subaru would be better suited. And that’s perfectly ok if you like it, but there’s a lot of compromises.
I think fatbikes will become more visible in the next few weeks. The conditions for most of this year haven’t merited bringing out the fatbike – I have only done one long ride on mine once since February. However the snow is down to 2,000 feet at the moment here, so if this weather continues, it’s fatbike time.
Maybe someone could do a Venn diagram of the ideal bike mix.
What do you reckon?
Basic set: Road; gravel; mtb; fatbike.
Icing on the cake: Fixie; ss mtb; DH
Oddball: Unicycle; vintage; retromtb; tandems; recumbents….
I’m sure there’s more to be added to that. 🙂