Fat Bike Full Time

Foster57

Foster57

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Hey All,

Bought a Trek Farley this winter and fell in love with it. I've been using it in place of my Trek Marlin even now that there's no snow on the ground. I'm considering putting a Bluto front suspension on it and just using it as my full time bike in place of the Marlin 29er.

My question is, would I be doing myself a disservice by committing full-time to a fatty? I've only been riding for about two years so I haven't really experienced riding a traditional mountain bike better than the Marlin. I know the purists will scoff at this question, but the Farley is just too damn fun to stop riding!

Thanks guys
 
I don't think so, I've been riding my Farley since I got it in January. Have to agree with you that it's so damn much fun. I too, have thought about a Bluto but will wait and see what the bike world brings next year....don't feel like changing the front wheel either.

Ride what makes you happy and f@&) them if they don't like it. 😉
 
I think there's more than a handful of guys here that would say 'Heck yes' to riding a fatbike full time, and on a rigid fork. Ride it in the winter, ride it in the summer, ride 100 miles on the road to a singletrack race, pick up the bread and milk in a blizzard. It seems to do it all.

Disclaimer: I have never ridden one (yet), but I'm afraid if I do, I'd probably get rid of all my bikes to afford one.
 
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Foster57 said:
Hey All,

Bought a Trek Farley this winter and fell in love with it. I've been using it in place of my Trek Marlin even now that there's no snow on the ground. I'm considering putting a Bluto front suspension on it and just using it as my full time bike in place of the Marlin 29er.

My question is, would I be doing myself a disservice by committing full-time to a fatty? I've only been riding for about two years so I haven't really experienced riding a traditional mountain bike better than the Marlin. I know the purists will scoff at this question, but the Farley is just too damn fun to stop riding!

Thanks guys
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If you're having fun, why on earth would you stop riding it?
 
21 years on the trail, went full fat this year and sold the trail bikes.

I fought it last year, but only rode my trail bike a dozen or so times, so I sold it.

Riding the ms85 in two weeks on my fatty.

Full fat for anything beyond ski slopes, not looking back.
 
Frank said:
I don't think so, I've been riding my Farley since I got it in January. Have to agree with you that it's so damn much fun. I too, have thought about a Bluto but will wait and see what the bike world brings next year....don't feel like changing the front wheel either.

Ride what makes you happy and f@&) them if they don't like it. 😉
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Definitely let us know if you get the Bluto! I hear that more companies are coming out with front suspension for fat bikes, but the Bluto reviews have been pretty positive.


1sh0t1b33r said:
Disclaimer: I have never ridden one (yet), but I'm afraid if I do, I'd probably get rid of all my bikes to afford one.
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Oh you gotta try one.

Juggernaut said:
If you're having fun, why on earth would you stop riding it?
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Valid. Very valid.

jimvreeland said:
I've gone off the deep end and do almost all of my rides on the fat bike.
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Awesome to hear. Do you have a FS or just man up and go rigid?

Thank you all for the advice
 
My first fat bike was my wifes...
... I would ride it when friends were borrowing my nicely built 24lb 29er
... and I started riding her fat bike even when someone wasn't using my 29er
... then she told me to build my own fat bike
... then after a year of dust collecting on my 29er, i decided it was time to sell it

No regrets here.

And i'm with Frank. I'm going to see what the market brings in terms of suspension forks over the next year or so. Although i've been pretty happy with it being fully rigid, even at Hartshorne, I may want some suspension if I venture to more rocky terrain.
 
too many web riders on the mtbr fat forum that put little to no miles in.

It is good for a laugh now and then.
 
I'm a certified chubby lover. I love the fatties. Have only rode my other bikes twice this year. With carbon rims and better hubs, I don't see the need for my hard tail anymore. Now the only decision is do I sell my FS 29 for a carbon bucksaw

I would definitely get a bluto, The bike rides awesome with it, especially if you are going to ride it year round and not just the winter
 
Supermoto said:
I'm a certified chubby lover. I love the fatties. Have only rode my other bikes twice this year. With carbon rims and better hubs, I don't see the need for my hard tail anymore. Now the only decision is do I sell my FS 29 for a carbon bucksaw

I would definitely get a bluto, The bike rides awesome with it, especially if you are going to ride it year round and not just the winter
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Do you switch back to rigid come winter? I've read that the Bluto freezes up or whatever in the cold weather, which sort of defeats the purpose of a fat bike right?
 
nope, I haven't had any issues with the bluto in the winter. I have read that there is a aftermarket seal to help prevent that issue, but since I never experienced, I didn't look into it much
 
Bluto is fine for NJ temps, I have ridden one on 10 degree days. Keep the stanchions lubed/follow service intervals and it will be fine.
 
After building my Fatback last March and riding it exclusively, I was having more fun and feeling more confident than being on any of my other bikes. I swapped from an aluminum to carbon fork which helped dampen the rough stuff a bit more. I certainly am slower and need to pick lines compared to riding a bike with suspension. After some soul searching, I decided to sell all but one of my "skinny" rides. That was in order to fund this:
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I finished building the Bucksaw a couple of week ago, had four rides so far and it has really transformed my riding in the rough stuff. I'm still trying to figure out fork, shock and tire pressures, but the places I ride the most (Ringwood and Jungle) is even more fun.

Full time fat has been awesome for me. Depending on where you ride, suspension can certain help the experience.
 
I too have the Farley and love it. I mostly ride WayWay and I am considering the Bluto. My problem is I am sloooo, a real newbie, and I don't know if I'd get the benefit from the Bluto. I rode with a guy last night that had my Farley with the Bluto and he loves it, but he rides like a bear! I think I'll give it a while, wait and see what comes out this year and how my riding improves. I ride 90% trails and single track, but when I do hit the pavement it's always weird, handling the fatty. I run about 7 psi.
 
Mr.Moto said:
After building my Fatback last March and riding it exclusively, I was having more fun and feeling more confident than being on any of my other bikes. I swapped from an aluminum to carbon fork which helped dampen the rough stuff a bit more. I certainly am slower and need to pick lines compared to riding a bike with suspension. After some soul searching, I decided to sell all but one of my "skinny" rides. That was in order to fund this:
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I finished building the Bucksaw a couple of week ago, had four rides so far and it has really transformed my riding in the rough stuff. I'm still trying to figure out fork, shock and tire pressures, but the places I ride the most (Ringwood and Jungle) is even more fun.

Full time fat has been awesome for me. Depending on where you ride, suspension can certain help the experience.
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As an aside, how's the Vanhelga as a front tire?
 
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