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Fat bikes Posted by westernny [Email] (more from westernny) on Fri, 23 Mar 2018 07:40:26

In Reply to: Re: Felt bikes, No Snaab, Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:46:12 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

If you're going to ride on a lot of beach sand and rought pavement, maybe you also should take a look at fat bikes. I commute year-round here in western NY state, about 10 miles/day, and didn't want to get into having multiple bikes. I bought a second-hand Surly Pugsley last Fall, 3.8" tires, disc brakes, steel frame, etc.

The bike is a bit heavy (steel frame), but IMHO well worth the tradeoff for all-weather performance, great exercise machine, and flat-bar posture for comfortable riding. For the warm weather, I'm going to swap out the 3.8" tires for less-aggressive-tread ones.

An unconventional choice, admittedly, but works well for me. I personally couldn't see going to a gym for bad-weather spinning exercise, and I've only missed about 10 days of riding all winter due to ice, deep snow.

Just my .02

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Posts in this Thread:

Felt bikes, No Snaab, Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:49:25
- Good bikes. Have gotten overpriced though, Noel, Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:01:17
- I'm getting the Felt, No Snaab, Sun, 25 Mar 2018 05:37:56
  - Re: I'm getting the Felt, none-yet, Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:36:58
    - so you suggest buying used?, Snowmobile , Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:44:05
      - Re: so you suggest buying used?, none-yet, Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:35:13
        Re: so you suggest buying used?, Snowmobile , Wed, 28 Mar 2018 08:24:23
        or not, DE , Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:36:37
  - Re: I'm getting the Felt, DE , Sun, 25 Mar 2018 09:02:37
- Re: Bamboo bikes, Landjet , Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:13:59
  - Re: Bamboo bikes, cheaptech , Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:58:16
    - Re: Bamboo bikes, Landjet , Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:04:071
- Re: Felt bikes, PGAero , Fri, 23 Mar 2018 11:54:04
- Breezer ?, GFW3pedals , Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:45:491
  - Yes!, No Snaab, Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:59:55
    - What? No Philadelphia?, MI-Roger , Wed, 28 Mar 2018 12:03:25
      - Re: What? No Philadelphia?, No Snaab, Thu, 29 Mar 2018 04:01:37
        Euro Hanger in Holland, MI, MI-Roger , Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:59:43
        Why haven't I heard about this?, Ken , Thu, 12 Apr 2018 05:51:06
        Thanks!, No Snaab, Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:54:49
- Good brand, AdamD, Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:15:29
- Re: Felt bikes, dr fall, Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:58:29
- Re: Felt bikes, dr fall, Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:55:41
  - Re: Felt bikes, No Snaab, Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:46:12
    - Fat bikes, westernny, Fri, 23 Mar 2018 07:40:26 <-- Viewing This Message
      - I'm tempted, No Snaab, Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:52:50
        Blown sand, Name Left Blank, Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:10:44
        Re: Blown sand, Snowmobile , Sat, 24 Mar 2018 19:13:27
        Sorry that's me nm, DE , Sat, 24 Mar 2018 14:23:54
      - rotational inertia, Snowmobile , Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:53:42
    - 50m tires, DE , Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:23:37
    - The Felt was the Verza Path 40 nm, No Snaab, Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:48:35
    - The Felt was the Verza Path 40 nm, No Snaab, Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:48:35
      - Re: The Felt was the Verza Path 40 nm, Snowmobile , Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:49:29
        also..., Snowmobile , Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:39:04
- Re: Felt bikes, RonD , Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:42:58

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