Zipp2001 Posted January 15, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 15, 2022 The snow was great when it arrived about 6 days ago, super easy to ride in. Then several days of mixed weather and crazy temp changes and bang, very different snow conditions. The first 3rd of my ride was filled with lots of off camber climbing and a derailer issue that kept me out of my climbing gear. The snow was somewhat slushie and plenty of hiker tracks made for a tricky ride. I spent a good amount of time just trying to find some sort of rhythm. Sometimes you just have to laugh and just enjoy your surroundings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 16, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 16, 2022 That was tough riding but hey you are out there doing it. I’m still in my recliner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipp2001 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted January 16, 2022 17 hours ago, Longjohn said: That was tough riding but hey you are out there doing it. I’m still in my recliner. Tough going indeed but one heck of a fun ride. Just love the woods in winter and the ever-changing snow conditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/16/2022 at 2:11 PM, Zipp2001 said: Tough going indeed but one heck of a fun ride. Just love the woods in winter and the ever-changing snow conditions. We've got lovely ice crusted snow here now. Gotta get out to see how conditions look overall, but still not any nice fluffy snow to ride in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipp2001 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted January 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Razors Edge said: We've got lovely ice crusted snow here now. Gotta get out to see how conditions look overall, but still not any nice fluffy snow to ride in New snow fall followed by rain and cold temps, will be getting out soon to check out conditions. Will take the fat bike out on this ride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 18, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 18, 2022 50 minutes ago, Zipp2001 said: Will take the fat bike out on this ride. Jealous of fat bikes. Like studded tires, fat bikes are really tough for me to justify to myself and my wife. Have fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipp2001 Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted January 19, 2022 22 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Jealous of fat bikes. Like studded tires, fat bikes are really tough for me to justify to myself and my wife. Have fun! I didn't have any plans to get a fat bike until a bike shop was closing and was trying to get rid of everything. They had an entry level fat bike that they offered up at their cost. Two people got to the owner before I did, so I figure that was that. Then a week later I see the bike still at the shop and asked the owner was up, and he said both people backed out. So, I told him I'd be back with cash and that's how I got the first fat bike. I used it for about three winter and had such a blast with it that I figured I might be interested in upgrading to a slightly better fat bike a couple year ago. Been on my Giant Yukon 2 since and just love it and do use it quite often throughout the year, not just for winter. Carrying extra bikes has been good because I have friends that don't have bikes and they do come out every now and then using one of my extra bikes. I did give the first fat bike to my daughter so her, husband, and kids can do family rides. The green fat bike was the first, the black is the present 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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