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Fat Bikes
Postby Baalzamon » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:00 pm
I've had the idea of a fat bike for a while now. Take it with car to a 4wd fishing beach, park car and out comes said fat bike and roll on down to the beach. I did want a touring bike and I think I've stumbled on a compromise.
My CX can road tour and dirt road tour no dramas. Leaves the areas of trails, beaches etc uncovered. Fat bike enters the scene and can handle all that and more.
Early days and going to be months before I even think about getting one, but the idea is from a picture I've found
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby Cheesewheel » Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:56 pm
You might find this guy's blog interesting
http://troyszczurkowski.blogspot.com.au ... art-1.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Check his other posts to see how it handled the beach and also his more recent one's about the snow if you want to get some idea of performance.
He works as a bike mech and also has a lot of experience with 4WD offroading so he has good ideas/precautions about moving parts + sand
(he gives lots of tech ideas on how to spec a pugsley to be more corrosive free if you plan to regularly hit the sea-side).
I almost went down that path (before I got side tracked by recumbents).
In the end I settled for keeping my MTB with 2.5" wheels , getting a handlebag harness and oversized MTB saddle bag.
(as a side point, I do recall someone saying you can squeeze 2.5" tyres on a pugsley if there is a lot of asphalt between the beaches you plan on riding (save on burning your $100 fattie wheels and probably 20% more calories for no reason)
I liked the pugsley because you could fit an internal gear easier (saves having a rear cassette sounding like a pepper grinder). I liked the mukluk because it had an aluminium frame (no rust).
Never really got around to making my mind up.
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby Baalzamon » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:16 pm
Edit
On reading the blog he went the Nuvinci for no drive train loss hmmm I know what you have to do with the Rohloff
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby silentbutdeadly » Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:17 am
Though I reckon if you have a 29er that'll fit a more normal 2.4 to 2.55 width tyre then you'll be good to go virtually anywhere in this country...even mine with a 2.2 eats its way through sand OK at high pressures
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby just4tehhalibut » Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:37 am
What about putting fat tyres on a cargo bike? It has been done to the odd Big Dummy.
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby jet-ski » Thu Apr 11, 2013 6:45 pm
the 97 I have is the aluminium 135mm offset version but you can get one that takes an internal hub setup AND is aluminium... can get frames or full bikes from fatbikes.com
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby Baalzamon » Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:33 pm
I would love to see it when you dojet-ski wrote:haha I've been summonsed!! about to put a rack on mine for touring purposes....it's waiting at the PO for me to pick it up.... not going to go the front rack as I have a carbon fork (Carver O'Beast) but using a handlebar bag instead
the 97 I have is the aluminium 135mm offset version but you can get one that takes an internal hub setup AND is aluminium... can get frames or full bikes from fatbikes.com
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby jet-ski » Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:05 am
http://www.perthcyclist.net/blog/9zero7 ... -panniers/
will get to do some more riding ANZAC day and this weekend. I am awaiting a handlebar bag and a couple of other things and will test with a full load when everything arrives.
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby Aushiker » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:49 am
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby Baalzamon » Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:53 pm
What do I think I see on their website, a Surly Moonlander, so my phone call I ask about that as well. Turns out they are the home of Fat Bikes in WA. So when I get my feet moulded, I'll also do a test ride.
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Re: Fat Bikes
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby queequeg » Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:51 pm
https://www.lynskeyperformance.com/stor ... odels.html
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby Baalzamon » Sun Aug 11, 2013 5:56 pm
And I see they have taken the Surly fork and rims hahaqueequeg wrote:Lynskey has just dipped their toes in the water with this creation:
https://www.lynskeyperformance.com/stor ... odels.html
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby queequeg » Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:07 pm
Yeah, they mentioned that for the prototype they has little choice, but I think they are working on a matching Ti forkBaalzamon wrote:And I see they have taken the Surly fork and rims hahaqueequeg wrote:Lynskey has just dipped their toes in the water with this creation:
https://www.lynskeyperformance.com/stor ... odels.html
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby Baalzamon » Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:04 pm
Surly Moonlander $3.2k-$3.5k and locally
That is $5.3k in the configuration I want then I need to factor in duties as well.
Tackle on the fact I want to change what ever fat bike I get into a IGH most likely a Nokon 360 which is an extra $500 odd. And racks and mudguards
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Re: Fat Bikes
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby HappyHumber » Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:44 pm
I liked the vehicle as a kid. Would prefer the bike now...
Hit me up via the BNA dm; I'll get an alert. If y'know, you know.
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby il padrone » Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:49 pm
Been done, and quite some years ago now. The drivetrain needed on this thing is a beastjust4tehhalibut wrote:On the Surly blog they made a fat version of their Big Dummy cargo bike, no promise of a production version but it would make an interesting ride. Consider the Dummy without those racks, you'd have a fat tyred long wheelbased bike for a truly plush ride.
They did kinda take it to the extreme
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby Cheesewheel » Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:09 pm
http://forums.mtbr.com/fat-bikes/nahbs- ... 40831.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby just4tehhalibut » Fri Oct 11, 2013 5:50 pm
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby il padrone » Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:33 pm
Going by the gearing on that thing, you'd need the cadence of Superman to keep pacing with the motor
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Re: Fat Bikes
Postby Baalzamon » Sun Oct 13, 2013 12:57 am
That one is a perth local and pimped up with a red rohloff and red rotors. Full rack points and water bottle points on the fork.
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