Anyone ride a fatbike.
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Postby coyote » Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:38 pm
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Postby Mugglechops » Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:25 pm
That looks like so much funAushiker wrote:
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
Postby Mugglechops » Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:30 pm
coyote wrote:55 km ride on a "FatBoy" through wild North Queensland county side from Mt Garnet to Lappa, gravel, sand, corrugation's and one snake.
Nice. I am doing about that many kms on my Fatboy tomorrow.
Some fun on the beach from last week
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Postby coyote » Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:10 pm
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
Postby Mugglechops » Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:54 pm
At 118kgs I eat a lot of sandwiches
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Postby find_bruce » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:39 pm
Saw a fat unicycle the other day - something a bit like this without the brakesMugglechops wrote:At 118kgs I eat a lot of sandwiches
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Postby Mugglechops » Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:31 pm
Well beyond my skill levelfind_bruce wrote:Saw a fat unicycle the other day - something a bit like this without the brakesMugglechops wrote:At 118kgs I eat a lot of sandwiches
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Postby mitchy_ » Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:52 pm
was just about to post similar.mitzikatzi wrote:Bluto RL, their first plus-sized suspension fork
and this, Salsa Bucksaw.
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
Postby ozjolly » Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:35 pm
Nice. Do you have a gps track of where you rode?coyote wrote:55 km ride on a "FatBoy" through wild North Queensland county side from Mt Garnet to Lappa, gravel, sand, corrugation's and one snake.
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
Postby gcouyant » Fri May 23, 2014 12:28 pm
The wee-wee ride - So let me set the scene. A *fast* ride down from Cape Conran along the Powerline track. Fat suspension forks are fabulous at high speed and rough terrain and a life saver under brakes but still scary trying to turn *suddenly*. Perhaps a bit of wee came out.
Stop at Dock Inlet and a quick wash before pushing on toward that sandy patch and then negotiate the viper trail to the ocean beach. It's full of red bellied black snakes who were uncharacteristically angry. A bit more wee came out.
A glorious sight when you crest the beach dune and bomb down only to find the last bit washed away and a huge drop to the beach....at speed.... More wee.
Find some shade for a bite to eat and turn back to get onto the bike only to find this big guy standing there holding his ground. He wanted my food and rushed me to drop it. They do that out there. Wee...
Onto the beach where the sand was soft and the rounded particles made it difficult - even with 3psi on BFL tyres. If you look back to the distance you'll see that the beach had a steep fall and riding soft sand with a side slope is hard. Very hard. You have to contort your body to pressure the rear and essentially skim the front over the sand. It's a bit like pulling a mono but keeping the front just touching the surface. This time the bike copped a wee - anything to help traction.
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
Postby RonK » Fri May 23, 2014 1:18 pm
Can't see why it's stupid. Motorised versions have been available for some time and are quite popular - more and more models are coming on the market. No reason why the same principles can't be applied to bicycles. Another wheel means extra flotation and probably better steering in the soft stuff.Xplora wrote:The trike, while stupid, is a legitimate exercise in the appropriate context. Methinks a SS cruiser might have been a more sensible approach... it's a bike to be seen while riding, I'm not seeing this being more practical than a regular phattie...
No reason why the same principles can't be applied to bicycles. Like this. Another wheel means extra flotation and probably better steering in the soft stuff.
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
Postby eldavo » Fri May 23, 2014 1:52 pm
The Utah Trikes recumbent fattie might suit less obstructed "onroad" snow they pictured it in.
Great front traction braking and stability of the tadpole trikes isn't really a wide fat bike problem to be solved.
Lighter weight and single track accessibility of the conventional fatties is most versatile I think.
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
Postby Mugglechops » Sat May 24, 2014 12:26 pm
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
Postby gcouyant » Tue May 27, 2014 1:57 pm
That's a very thin carcas.... I always have a sterile flesh stiching kit in the back pack and it's also great at stitching a tyre back together before slipping a tube in. No amount of sealant is going to help here.Mugglechops wrote:I got a flat yesterday
Rear tyre? I take it that you weren't running tubeless? Otherwise you'd be moaning about the "surprise baptise" when a fat tyre full of sealant goes bang.
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Postby Mugglechops » Wed May 28, 2014 9:34 pm
But I changed it there for practice and test out my pump. Got it to 13psi in about 5 minutes.
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
Postby saronmcm1 » Sat Jun 14, 2014 2:39 pm
Over here in perth the weather was perfect for a ride in the hills.
Took the pug up with the new maverick fork (new to me). The trails over here are rocky so the use of a fork totally changed the ride compared to rigid. If anyone has the newer forks can you please do a write up. I'm running on one tyres which have worn really well.
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Re: Anyone ride a fatbike.
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