Wayward Oodnadatta fatbike...

RonK · Postby **RonK** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:29 pm

The new Wayward Oodnadatta is now in stock and looks like it will be a beauty...frameset price $1199

Cheesewheel · Postby **Cheesewheel** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:33 pm

so hot off the press that not even the geometry and bike spec tabs are working from the link ...
anyone know whether it is 26 or 29 ?

Mugglechops · Postby **Mugglechops** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:39 pm

Pretty sure 26in full fat jp to 4.8 wide but can run 29er. Not sure about 29+ though.

Warin · Postby **Warin** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:20 pm

They speck front fork equivalent to a Rock Shox Bluto .. and that is for a 26" upto 4.8" tyre clearance.

a 29er ? You'll have to wait for Wayward to say.

RonK · Postby **RonK** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:48 pm

I'm pretty sure if the frame will accommodate 26"x4.8" a 29er wheel will fit too. It's the 29er+ which is uncertain.

Aushiker · Postby **Aushiker** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 2:45 pm

Looks interesting. Pity it didn't come out earlier I would have considered it. I guess they have taken on board thier expertise in house at Salt Bikes.
Also looking at that fork it looks like it will take Salsa Anything Cages.

Andrew

STC · Postby **STC** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:04 pm

I don't get the whole fat bike thing. Can someone explain it to me and why you would get one?

Thanks (seriously)

RonK · Postby **RonK** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:40 pm

STC wrote:I don't get the whole fat bike thing. Can someone explain it to me and why you would get one?

Ever tried to ride an MTB on the beach? In the desert? In snow?

Cheesewheel · Postby **Cheesewheel** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:47 pm

STC wrote:I don't get the whole fat bike thing. Can someone explain it to me and why you would get one?

Thanks (seriously)

I only have experience with 3"

Even though its not a fat fat, its fat enough for me to appreciate that wider tyres offer better handling at speed over rough stuff and\ goes over sand where thinner tyres fail. You can also lower the pressure to add an element of softness
If you never leave sealed roads or roads that bear a practical similarity to such, fat tyres will give you nothing but more sweat.

I fly down hills with more confidence (reckless abandon?) on my krampus (29 x 3" rigid) than I do on my high specced dual mtb (26 x 2")

Mugglechops · Postby **Mugglechops** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:14 pm

They give you so many options for riding.

You can't get to these spots on a standard mtb. Well you could walk there, but why walk when you can ride.

STC · Postby **STC** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 6:14 pm

RonK wrote:
STC wrote:I don't get the whole fat bike thing. Can someone explain it to me and why you would get one?
Ever tried to ride an MTB on the beach? In the desert? In snow?

I guess I can see a use for sandy tracks (no much snow in QLD) but seems very specialised. Do they require much more energy to ride than a standard MTB wheel? The tires just look really heavy

RonK · Postby **RonK** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 7:07 pm

Yes, they are specialised, but if you are into downhill you have a downhill bike. If you live in a coastal region the local trails may sandy and a fatbike the perfect choice, and in those conditions would take much less effort to ride than an MTB

Mugglechops · Postby **Mugglechops** » Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:52 pm

Slightly harder work to get up to speed but once there not much harder.

Riding a Fatbike is not about speed anyway. If I want to go fast I just ride one of my other bikes.

In saying that though I was just as fast in singletrack as my 29er.

Wingnut · Postby **Wingnut** » Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:50 pm

Nice price...not Rolhoff compatible?

geoff_tewierik · Postby **geoff_tewierik** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:52 pm

Don't think I've seen a Rohloff setup with that axle width (197x12mm rear thru axle) yet.

If you do, let me know.