Comments on: A Winter Dilemma

By: Jacko

Jacko — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:38:05 +0000

I ride my fatbike year round. The trails in my area are sandy and soft, so the 4″ tires keep me rolling along while treading lightly. Winter is a hoot, but it sometimes gets difficult to steer on the really thick snow because the tires tend to float to the surface rather than grip.

By: Wisailer

Wisailer — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:00:17 +0000

Recently moved from Wisconsin to Florida with my Fat Bike – and they are as much fun on the beach, inthe swamps, on the marshes, in the creek beds and in the sugar sand – as they are in the snow. In fact, I urban commute 12 miles a day on my Fat Bike – they are a blast to ride! I haven’t ridden my LHT in weeks now

By: Arizona Guy

Arizona Guy — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:21:51 +0000

Eldon -

I’m not sure whether to be disappointed or pleased that I have apparently taken weight loss more seriously than you (so far) this year. Since New years day I have gone from $1.85 to $1.72 which is a loss of over 12 cents. Stick that in your bean dip.

Or perhaps you are waiting to once again show your super power of dropping weight quickly. I usually grit my teeth in spring and manage to shave off maybe 5 pounds for race season – while you drop 15 or 20. I have even practiced the eqq white and avocado omelet which (for me) manages to deliver the chewy texture of Twizzlers without the annoying taste…

By: Darrin

Darrin — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:56:31 +0000

You’re eating salsa. Salsa makes fatbikes. Coincidence? I think not.

By: AKChick55

AKChick55 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:23:03 +0000

Didn’t read the posts before I commented. ClydeinKS, you are right! Fat tire bikes are Super duper duper awesome fun. They are super stable and safe. I own skate skis, snowshoes, etc. but my winter sport of choice is to ride the 907. I recommend pogies (they cover your handlebars and keep your hands warmer by cutting wind and creating a warm pocket) and a good pair of warm, lightweight books (I have Keens). The only other thing is to make sure you carry a lighweight down coat if it’s cold in case you have to stop and fix your tire or if you take a break. Once you ride one, you won’t be able to remove the smile from your face! I’m on vacation in Hawaii or I’d send a picture.

By: AKChick55

AKChick55 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:14:59 +0000

Also, I have a friend who rode her fat tire 907 well into spring. You can ride them year round and they would make great sand bikes too. :)

By: AKChick55

AKChick55 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:14:05 +0000

As the proud owner of a fat tire bike, I say, get your butt out and buy one! They are AWESOMELY fun. Seriously. I am extremely partial to 907 fat bikes as they are designed by a couple of Alaskans who race in long distance winter races (like the Iditabike). I also personally know one of the owners (Bill) and he’s a top-notch guy. He is a super amazing cyclist and he is the nicest guy. This is the their website: http://fatbikes.com/

Unfortunately, we haven’t had a good snow winter and I can’t afford the fat tire studded tires this year so I haven’t ridden as much as I’d like (is that ironic or what – live in Alaska, record snow last year before I had my bike…)

I swear my fatty bike weighs less than my MTB. It has top-notch compoenents even theough we didn’t get the super tricked out version.

So drop the chips and dip fatty – got get a fat bike! Maybe you could see if it could be custom painted with Fatty colors.

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:15:52 +0000

We see fatbikes being ridden on the desert trails in Arizona. People who own them says they’re just a hoot to ride. So, it’s actually a year round proposition to ride it, thus making the ROI for the cost justification that much easier to make. Go get one! Drop the bean dip.

By: rich

rich — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:47:32 +0000

Fat bikes look like a ton of fun. I almost wish I lived somewhere it snowed so I could own one (almost)
And any reason to avoid riding the rollers is justification enough to own one (two in your case)

(just so you know we’re all a bunch of cycle addicts here so don’t look to this group for any type of bike hoarding intervention – we’re all enablers)

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:34:48 +0000

Fatty – as you are now skinny are you not morally obliged to own a fat bike? Otherwise you may need to change the name of this site to avoid confusion. Skinny Cyclist just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

Fat bikes have exploded in popularity here in Ottawa, Canada in part because the winter weather and snow conditions have been so variable the past 3 years. Snow conditions for classic and backcountry are terrible more than they have been good. We went from -30C and lots of fresh snow last week to +12C with rain two days ago and now back to -15C today. This results in conditions that are perfect for fat bikes though – hard and crusty. I hear they are fun in the sandy washes of Utah and Arizona as well.