Intervention

[CrankAddictRich]

@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.

Meet me in the Woodbridge mall area... check it out in person.

 

[a.s.]

I just bought my first Fattie three weeks ago for $720. It’s a rigid Fuji Wendigo 2.1 with 5” tires. The bike is a beast that I’ve gotten down to 34 lbs with a few simple mods. (see post here).

It was a complete impulse buy. The first time I saw a fat bike on a trail I actually thought to myself, “That’s just dumb”. Here I am a few years later, riding one - and loving it!

Mind you, mine is a budget buy to get me through winter and a wet spring. So far it’s paid off but come summer I’ll be riding my faster, quicker, lighter and more agile trail bike. To me Fat bikes are a niche market that are almost utilitarian. Not sure dropping a lot of coin on one is a smart investment. Of course, “a lot of coin” is relative. Only you can make that call.

Good luck!

 

[Magic]

Staten Island is a lot of fun on a fat bike

Impossible. Staten Island sucks all that is fun out of all things.

 

[fuego154]

Meet me in the Woodbridge mall area... check it out in person.

@CrankAddictRich ,
Sent you a PM.

 

[xc62701]

My brother is a typical Colorado xc loving toolbag and always made fun of my fatbike. That is until he came back to jersey and we rode Mahlon with him on the fatty. He's a believer now. He couldn't stop smiling.

 

[fuego154]

Impossible. Staten Island sucks all that is fun out of all things.

There are some good “unsanctioned” trails. But NYC is a fun vacuum. Can’t even fart without regulations.

 

[MadisonDan]

Can’t even fart without regulations.

I disagree. Often.

 

[Mr.Moto]

I just bought my first Fattie three weeks ago for $720. It’s a rigid Fuji Wendigo 2.1 with 5” tires. The bike is a beast that I’ve gotten down to 34 lbs with a few simple mods. (see post here).

It was a complete impulse buy. The first time I saw a fat bike on a trail I actually thought to myself, “That’s just dumb”. Here I am a few years later, riding one - and loving it!

Mind you, mine is a budget buy to get me through winter and a wet spring. So far it’s paid off but come summer I’ll be riding my faster, quicker, lighter and more agile trail bike. To me Fat bikes are a niche market that are almost utilitarian. Not sure dropping a lot of coin on one is a smart investment. Of course, “a lot of coin” is relative. Only you can make that call.

Good luck!

Just saw one of these Fuji's at Sierra Trading Post today. Price on it was $800.

 

[Patrick]

I disagree. Often.

always easier to apologize than ask permission.

 

[a.s.]

Just saw one of these Fuji's at Sierra Trading Post today. Price on it was $800.

BINGO! That's where I got mine.
$799 minus 10% for opening a STP card, plus I got cash back on the card. In the end I paid $720 after tax. Paid it off as soon as I got the bill. Damn good deal IMO.

 

[mustclime]

That’s how it starts, just bought a $700 Mastodon Manitou fork for my full suspension fat bike.... cheap fatbikes are just a gateway drug to going full fat.

 

[a1pathfinder67]

You came here to get talked of the ledge. I love all of the replies. To sum them all up...JUMP!!!