Pampa
Well-Known Member
After a few years hiatus I want to get fat again. I'm looking for a frameset, a wheelset, a spindle for a RF or SRAM crankset and a BB for that and the frameset. I have the rest of the parts. I plan to use this bike in the snow mostly (only?). Hopefully, on fresh snow and touring (as in just riding vs racing on groomed trails - not bikepacking). I've been digging info here and in some other places and the 9 zero 7 Lynx and Salsa Mukluk are the two frames that attract me the most.
For reference I owned a 9 zero 7 Al "touring" bike for a couple of years and I loved it. It had B+L on Clown Shoes and it was a tractor. Then I had a Fatboy SE for another couple of years. I liked it and did some races on it and had fun, but it's not the type of bike I want now - I think.
What am I missing? RSD Mayor v5? The 67 HTA and 117-118 wheelbase seem like a big departure from what has worked for me in the past. On the other hand, the 907 Lynx geo is very close to the 2013 frame I had, and the Mukluk is close to that as well. Speaking of that, is there anything that can justify the $700 difference between the 907 and the Mukluk framesets?
Second decision is about the wheelset. Looking at the Nextie Xiphias (single wall, 26", 99mm iw) and the their Black Dragon II (double wall, 26", ~85 iw?). I'm thinking about using B+L for good floatation (not Vee's 2XLs as it seems the marginal floatation benefits come with some drawbacks). I liked the B+L on Clown shoes but I remember how much snow they were collecting in deep snow. It looks like the Black Dragon II design helps with this and they don't require tape, so they are a bit lighter as well. Any thoughts on which way to go?
Finally, I'm thinking about using a SRAM XX1 Eagle (preferred option) or RF Next SL crankset (I have both) for which I'd buy a long/fat bike spindle. I'm looking for a narrow Q factor (for a fatbike). Any advantages on any combination of the framesets above and these cranksets or is any combo the same?
Thanks!
For reference I owned a 9 zero 7 Al "touring" bike for a couple of years and I loved it. It had B+L on Clown Shoes and it was a tractor. Then I had a Fatboy SE for another couple of years. I liked it and did some races on it and had fun, but it's not the type of bike I want now - I think.
What am I missing? RSD Mayor v5? The 67 HTA and 117-118 wheelbase seem like a big departure from what has worked for me in the past. On the other hand, the 907 Lynx geo is very close to the 2013 frame I had, and the Mukluk is close to that as well. Speaking of that, is there anything that can justify the $700 difference between the 907 and the Mukluk framesets?
Second decision is about the wheelset. Looking at the Nextie Xiphias (single wall, 26", 99mm iw) and the their Black Dragon II (double wall, 26", ~85 iw?). I'm thinking about using B+L for good floatation (not Vee's 2XLs as it seems the marginal floatation benefits come with some drawbacks). I liked the B+L on Clown shoes but I remember how much snow they were collecting in deep snow. It looks like the Black Dragon II design helps with this and they don't require tape, so they are a bit lighter as well. Any thoughts on which way to go?
Finally, I'm thinking about using a SRAM XX1 Eagle (preferred option) or RF Next SL crankset (I have both) for which I'd buy a long/fat bike spindle. I'm looking for a narrow Q factor (for a fatbike). Any advantages on any combination of the framesets above and these cranksets or is any combo the same?
Thanks!