Cheap fat bike advice

[kezza]

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Would love a fattie to take when camping and / or caravan touring.
Could someone with a bit of knowledge on these please check the above bikes and give me an opinion of value?
Under $1000 is my budget.
Thanks

[find_bruce]

You got me interested - pity it is due after my ski holiday - might be just the ticket to get back to the lodge

[Xplora]

Specs look OK to me, fat bikes are naturally very very expensive compared to a regular MTB because the tyres, wheels and cranks are usually a specialty item - the cheap tyre might be 80 bucks, instead of 15. Half a dozen extra 50s and 60s makes your bike pricey.

Ultimately the frame is the biggest thing, and you can't tell anything from the photo. If I wasn't focussed on road biking I would beg to get one; worst case you have to replace the frame in a year; strip the bike and replace the frame. Could be worse.

[Dudleygbu]

I like! Nice specs.

[silentbutdeadly]

That's an excellent spec for the money. Frame is steel which should be more than strong enough and the rest is something you'd find on a fattie that's twice the price - check out the spec on the Norco Bigfoot fattie for instance. That's worth a punt if you are in the market.

[Mugglechops]

Snap that puppy up. I wish they were around last year before I bought my Fatboy.

There is a Fatbike thread in the MTB section too

[kPrdfHTb]

Subscribed. (Although this is after my ski holiday also. )

[KGB]

Wish I could buy a fat bike right now, looks like a great deal to me.

[Dudleygbu]

I was thinking of maybe getting one to commute
Just imagine how fit you would get.

[silentbutdeadly]

Snap that puppy up. I wish they were around last year before I bought my Fatboy.

There is a Fatbike thread in the MTB section too

Tell the truth now! No.....you don't. [GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

[Mugglechops]

Snap that puppy up. I wish they were around last year before I bought my Fatboy.

There is a Fatbike thread in the MTB section too

Tell the truth now! No.....you don't. [GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

Yeah you're probably right

My wife wishes I did though....

[Lurkin]

I don't live near a beach.

I would have to go looking for a good sized mud patch...

It doesnt snow here......

I have no logical use for one.....

So why am I considering buying one....

[Calvin27]

So why am I considering buying one....

Coz your fat. I enjoyed my loaned fat bike in single track. Up hills you want to throw it off a cliff though.