Dirtyhip Posted September 10, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 10, 2015 It is a much better fit. Really lookin forward to many adventures on it.I want white fluff, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smudge ★ Posted September 10, 2015 Popular Post Share #2 Posted September 10, 2015 I keep thinking I have to get in as many miles as I can since winter is coming. Then it dawns on me I have a fat bike, and winter is OK!! Whoo hoo!! Ha! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted September 10, 2015 I keep thinking I have to get in as many miles as I can since winter is coming. Then it dawns on me I have a fat bike, and winter is OK!! Whoo hoo!! Ha!wish you lived closer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted September 10, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 10, 2015 Sorry if I missed it but have you posted any pics of your new fatty? Share please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 10, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 10, 2015 Sorry if I missed it but have you posted any pics of your new fatty? Share please! Did you buy yet another bike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted September 10, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 10, 2015 Did you buy yet another bike?Is it a day ending in "day"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 10, 2015 Share #7 Posted September 10, 2015 Is it a day ending in "day"?Geez, what did you buy now, DH? Did you spend your moderator sign-on bonus already? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted September 10, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 10, 2015 I think it's just a fad that those young kids are into. Won't last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted September 10, 2015 Sorry if I missed it but have you posted any pics of your new fatty? Share please! I posted a thread. Did you buy yet another bike?Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 10, 2015 Share #10 Posted September 10, 2015 I posted a thread. Yes. Where thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted September 10, 2015 Where thread?I can't find it now. It was there last week. Bike porn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted September 10, 2015 Share #12 Posted September 10, 2015 I can't find it now. It was there last week. Bike pornMaybe some moderator deleted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted September 10, 2015 Share #13 Posted September 10, 2015 Maybe some moderator deleted it.Maybe some moderator can help her find it - Oh, wait, all the moderators are missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted September 10, 2015 Share #14 Posted September 10, 2015 if I dont buy a used mtb, I will borrow one for a weekend in the high country we are planning in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted September 10, 2015 Share #15 Posted September 10, 2015 I keep thinking I have to get in as many miles as I can since winter is coming. Then it dawns on me I have a fat bike, and winter is OK!! Whoo hoo!! Ha! I have an indoor bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 10, 2015 Share #16 Posted September 10, 2015 if I dont buy a used mtb, I will borrow one for a weekend in the high country we are planning in October.Warning: I borrowed a fat bike and ended up hooked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted September 10, 2015 Share #17 Posted September 10, 2015 Warning: I borrowed a fat bike and ended up hooked!So did I, but my garage is already bursting, so I'd have to part with at least 2 bikes to make room for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted September 11, 2015 Share #18 Posted September 11, 2015 Warning: I borrowed a fat bike and ended up hooked!I would like a used mtb, because of the convenience of road cycling for me. that and the fact I can do it year round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted September 11, 2015 Share #19 Posted September 11, 2015 Even fat bikes need love... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJM Posted September 11, 2015 Share #20 Posted September 11, 2015 We can pretty much use a regular MTB to ride most of the year, and the winter is the best. If a foot of snow drops, it gets quite hard with regular 2.3's. I've thought seriously about a fat bike, or maybe one of those 27.5+ bikes they are pushing this year. Trek has a 29+, but I'm a short dude and think it would be too big. They also came out with carbon framed fat bikes that look sweet. I could be easily talked into one of those. So...fat bike with front suspension or without? What's the consensus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share #21 Posted September 11, 2015 http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/womens-mountain/hellga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smudge ★ Posted September 11, 2015 Share #23 Posted September 11, 2015 We can pretty much use a regular MTB to ride most of the year, and the winter is the best. If a foot of snow drops, it gets quite hard with regular 2.3's. I've thought seriously about a fat bike, or maybe one of those 27.5+ bikes they are pushing this year. Trek has a 29+, but I'm a short dude and think it would be too big. They also came out with carbon framed fat bikes that look sweet. I could be easily talked into one of those. So...fat bike with front suspension or without? What's the consensus?I could have got mine (Framed Minnesota 3.0 XWT) with a Bluto. I wasn't sure I would even ride it much, so I was trying to keep the expense to a minimum. Now I'm wondering if the Bluto is a must on the trails I ride. Steep dives into ravines with pine tree roots going crossways and making a bunch of little drop-offs. I don't know if suspension up front would help or hinder overall. I just know I have to move my ass back, hold on for dear life, and pray real hard. So far, so good!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted September 11, 2015 Share #24 Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) So...fat bike with front suspension or without? What's the consensus?Unless you plan to ride the really gnarly rock gardens, I would go rigid. Those fat tires offer a lot of suspension on their own.You can run them at something like 5 PSI Edited September 11, 2015 by Rattlecan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 11, 2015 Share #25 Posted September 11, 2015 5 psi is fine for diggin' your way through snow, but I wouldn't recommend relying on it for suspension on the hard stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted September 11, 2015 Share #26 Posted September 11, 2015 5 psi is fine for diggin' your way through snow, but I wouldn't recommend relying on it for suspension on the hard stuff.Maybe not, but you can still run them pretty low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 11, 2015 Share #27 Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) If a foot of snow drops, it gets quite hard with regular 2.3's It can be hard to impossible on a fatbike, too. Depends on the snow. That loose, cornmeal stuff? Plan on doing a lot of pushing. Groomed snowmobile trail? Grin like a fool. So...fat bike with front suspension or without? What's the consensus? All depends on what you're going to be doing with it. I do a lot of rail bed, snowmobile trail, fire road and frozen lake riding and don't see a need for a squishy fork. Even the rooty, rocky stuff I occasionally ride is fine without. (Of course my "regular" 29'er is rigid, too, so WTF do I know?) Edited September 11, 2015 by F_in Ray Of Sunshine Added porn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share #28 Posted September 11, 2015 I like having suspension. Easier on my wrists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 11, 2015 Share #29 Posted September 11, 2015 I like having suspension. Easier on my wrists. Yeah but you haven't outgrown throwing yourself off stuff......yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 11, 2015 Share #30 Posted September 11, 2015 Yeah but you haven't outgrown throwing yourself off stuff......yet.hee, hee...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJM Posted September 11, 2015 Share #31 Posted September 11, 2015 I have been checking out those Trek Farleys; the local shop has one and it looks pretty nice. I sure could use a different kind of bike this winter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 11, 2015 Share #32 Posted September 11, 2015 this winter...Yeah, I told myself that lie, too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted September 11, 2015 Share #33 Posted September 11, 2015 I want to look at the new C'dale fatty. I called the shop today to look at one, but they're not in stores until October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 11, 2015 Share #34 Posted September 11, 2015 I want to look at the new C'dale fatty. I called the shop today to look at one, but they're not in stores until October.October??! What the front door...?! Slackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted September 12, 2015 Share #35 Posted September 12, 2015 October??! What the front door...?! Slackers.It's their new bike for 2016. October isn't bad IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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