fuego154
I posted on MTBNJ and all I got was this stupid ni
Totally agree
Very interesting perspective. I tend to be impulsive, so maybe I’ll hold off. Not off the table though. Perhaps some more pondering is needed.
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Very interesting perspective. I tend to be impulsive, so maybe I’ll hold off. Not off the table though. Perhaps some more pondering is needed.
I enjoy mine when it snows, and when the conditions are right it's a blast. But otherwise it sits ignored and alone. I probably wood not buy again.
If you do buy especially for snow, get a five inch tire bike. Noticeable diff.
If you do buy especially for snow, get a five inch tire bike. Noticeable diff.
Matt_
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This opinion is unfavorably biased as 5" tires for sasquach are equivalent to 29x2.2s for humans.
...seeya Sunday buddy???
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
qclabrat
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This would be me as well, if my 29+ does well enough this winter, the fatty will likely go on the blocks.
thegock
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I put 2,190 miles on the fattie in the last four years. It could be around 300 hours.
That is about $2/mile with a Bluto and carbon hoops. There is a used Fatboy ( @CrankAddictRich ) on here for $1,600 yesterday, which would cut the cost to $0.666 per mile.
Most of those miles are in the winter (Hit the Beach), but I ride it occasionally, while another bike is in the shop or it's muddy or cross country. In certain snow conditions, it is THE solution. I can attest to chasing three fatties around the woods in the winter of 2013 on 2.2" tires.
If I only was able to have one bike, would the Fatboi be it? Probably not, cuz my 62 year old back likes full squish, but it would be close.
That is about $2/mile with a Bluto and carbon hoops. There is a used Fatboy ( @CrankAddictRich ) on here for $1,600 yesterday, which would cut the cost to $0.666 per mile.
Most of those miles are in the winter (Hit the Beach), but I ride it occasionally, while another bike is in the shop or it's muddy or cross country. In certain snow conditions, it is THE solution. I can attest to chasing three fatties around the woods in the winter of 2013 on 2.2" tires.
If I only was able to have one bike, would the Fatboi be it? Probably not, cuz my 62 year old back likes full squish, but it would be close.
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Ian F
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I have a full-on DH race bike. Thinking about $/min is a bad idea... especially when I add in how much I spend just to go somewhere to ride it... although my M16C probably has a better cost/use ratio than my Tazer, which I've ridden about 3 times for probably less than an hour total. Not a lot of places to use a DS bike.
I like the idea of a fat bike - especially a Salsa full-squish version - but in reality my Vassago is set up with 27.5+ tires and it's about 70% of a fat bike. And if there is that much snow on the ground, I have skis...
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
If everyone used this logic, the whole bike industry itself would have died out long ago because all the people who buy bikes they may ride once a year (or less) wouldn't spend the money, and that's probably the majority of the revenue generated in bike sales. So I hope most people don't think that way.
It seems the solution here is simple: if you really don't have the money, don't buy the bike. If you actually do have the money and don't need it for something else, then go ahead and get it. To use the scientific nomenclature, I have a "metric shit ton" of bikes, and most of them I don't ride that often. (Seriously, the $/min on my own fat bike right now is probably approaching infinity.) But I bought them over the years and only when I had the money to afford them without taking anything away from other bills, savings or the constant demands of my very materialistic cats. Not having kids and their pesky need for things like "clothing", "food" and "shelter" has probably played a role in this being possible, if I'm being honest. So perhaps if you do have kids you could get rid of one of them and the savings incurred will make this a no-brainer.
Mountain Bike Mike
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CrankAddictRich
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Thanks Tom... there's definitely a deal waiting for somebody.
xc62701
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Fatbikes are for so much more than snow. I ride mine all year round and love it. I actually don't enjoy riding it in the snow. If the snow is light enough or the trails are packed then it's fun. If it snows a lot I have lots of better options than pushing my bike through snow or riding at 2mph. Get it for the year round use and don't look back.
CrankAddictRich
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Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
I'm not the norm here but I log over 5,000 miles a year on the fat bike. As a comparison I did just under 2k on the SS and just under 5k on the road this year so far. With another heavy month prepping for Idaho I'll more than likely hit another 2k on the fatty.
Supermoto
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Yep, similar story for me, except I use the fat bike on the road. I really want to buy a 120-130mm FS 29 bike. But I haven't demo'ed one yet that I thought was noticeably better than my FS fat bike. The only big difference was that the 29s cornered different, I could square off corners without losing so much speed compare to the fat bike. But if I railed the outside of the corner on a fat bike, it will keep the speed up.
The Kalmyk
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Is it between a fat bike and something else?
If so, don’t get anything.
Or
Grab a hand full, man up and show your will power.
If so, don’t get anything.
Or
Grab a hand full, man up and show your will power.
fuego154
I posted on MTBNJ and all I got was this stupid ni
@CrankAddictRich
I’m in the NJ Boro of Staten Island but like to ride NJ trails as they are far better than anything on the Island. I saw your bike and it is dope looking.
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Supermoto
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Staten Island is a lot of fun on a fat bike