Spotted a Fat Bike for CHEAP. What do y'all think?
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a.s.
Mr. Chainring
Haven't weighed this one yet but Fuji catalog says 35.13 lbs. With pedals I'd guess closer to 37 lbs. I'm hoping with the few changes I've made that she's closer to 35 lbs.
My Pivot trail bike weighs 28.7 lbs.
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Mr. Chainring
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The tires are now holding air very well. Looks like I just needed to ride around a bit and get the Stan’s to do its job. Anyone want to buy some 24x4 tubes?
Went down even lower on the psi to 5F / 7R thinking I’d get a better ride but quickly learned otherwise. Bike was super squirrelly. I had to wrestling the bars to keep my line, especially on hard surfaces like rock rollers and wooden bridges. At least I know that the tires will stay on the rim at 5 psi.
I’m feeling comfortable on the bike but I realize I need to dial it back. No way of getting around the fact I’m on a full rigid. One big rock and a missed line and I’m going OTB or smashing a rim ...or both.
How much are those Blutos?
The tires are now holding air very well. Looks like I just needed to ride around a bit and get the Stan’s to do its job. Anyone want to buy some 24x4 tubes?
Went down even lower on the psi to 5F / 7R thinking I’d get a better ride but quickly learned otherwise. Bike was super squirrelly. I had to wrestling the bars to keep my line, especially on hard surfaces like rock rollers and wooden bridges. At least I know that the tires will stay on the rim at 5 psi.
I’m feeling comfortable on the bike but I realize I need to dial it back. No way of getting around the fact I’m on a full rigid. One big rock and a missed line and I’m going OTB or smashing a rim ...or both.
How much are those Blutos?
qclabrat
Well-Known Member
More Interesting (or not) Thoughts
The tires are now holding air very well. Looks like I just needed to ride around a bit and get the Stan’s to do its job. Anyone want to buy some 24x4 tubes?
Went down even lower on the psi to 5F / 7R thinking I’d get a better ride but quickly learned otherwise. Bike was super squirrelly. I had to wrestling the bars to keep my line, especially on hard surfaces like rock rollers and wooden bridges. At least I know that the tires will stay on the rim at 5 psi.
I’m feeling comfortable on the bike but I realize I need to dial it back. No way of getting around the fact I’m on a full rigid. One big rock and a missed line and I’m going OTB or smashing a rim ...or both.
How much are those Blutos?
you don't need Blutos, 5psi = 80mm travel, 10 psi = 50mm
I don't know about the Jims but my tires are so floppy below 10 psi on dirt and rock, single digits for sure in the snow
think you added a pound of gorilla tape, your weight loss may be nominal
1psi = 200mm downhill bike?
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
I'm sure I didn't save much but there's no way a strip of Gorilla tape weighs the same as a 550 gm Fatbike tube. I wish I had measured beforehand but even with 6oz of Stans I'd bet my wheels are lighter now then stock.
I weighed the bike on my unofficial (and very old) hanging fish scale ... 33.5 lbs. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
Wait ...is that safe?He might have to drill the Frame doe.
qclabrat
Well-Known Member
I always wondered how you and Jim get your bikes so light. What do your complete wheels with tires and cassette weigh? My old set was 19lbs and they were only 4" tires.Let me know when you get to 21lbs.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
Maybe.....
qclabrat
Well-Known Member
In the retro bike world, there an art of drilling the crap out of everything to minimize weight. You should give Drillium a try.Wait ...is that safe?
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
Experienced my first flattie (get it?) yesterday. What a freaking PITA. Was railing a downhill section and burped the tire. Luckily I brought a tube. Normally I would have left it home but it was a group ride and I didn't want to be "that guy". Unfortunately, I was that guy. Had to borrow a knife from some guy to cut out the valve stem (don't ask). Same guy lent me two cO2 canisters. Even that barely put a dent in the tube. Me and another guy took turns with the hand pump. 10 mins later ... and after 1/2 our group left...
Was railing a downhill section and burped the tire. Luckily I brought a tube. Normally I would have left it home but it was a group ride and I didn't want to be "that guy". Unfortunately, I was that guy. Had to borrow a knife from some guy to cut out the valve stem (don't ask). Same guy lent me two cO2 canisters. Even that barely put a dent in the tube. Me and another guy took turns with the hand pump. 10 mins later ... and after 1/2 our group left...
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
Are you saying, if I flatted a tubeless ready setup that I’d be able to reinflate with a hand pump? Once the bead is broken it doesn’t matter what you’re running.
mustclime
Active Member
Just got a Mastodon fork after riding a bluto for 2 years, while different world. Fat bikes rule but letting the air pressures in your tires set your speed limit sucks. Having front suspension allows you to run higher pressures so you are not hearing rim song all day. Bludo’s are great if you weigh 130lbs, the Mastodon is a game changer IMO.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
You will not easily burp a fatbike tire using a tubeless rated rim and tire combo. In fact, it'll take a hell of a lot of force to break the bead in the first place. Hell , I had to completely deflate the tire and then step on it to break the seal last time. Ghetto tubeless works but only by the skin of its teeth, so to speak. Rims are relatively cheep and your time is too valuable to keep dicking around with this. Just have them re-laced to a set of my other brother Daryl's or mule foot's and be done with it.