Ti Salsa Mukluk
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cherrybomb
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I'm getting a hankering for a fat bike.
I have absolutely no use for one, it doesn't snow much around here and I live about as far from the beach as you can in the UK, but I still fancy one.
That looks just the business, don't think they should look too bling as I kind of see them as a utility bike.
Still, titanium might be a little out of my budget.
I'm getting a hankering for a fat bike.
I have absolutely no use for one, it doesn't snow much around here and I live about as far from the beach as you can in the UK, but I still fancy one.
That looks just the business, don't think they should look too bling as I kind of see them as a utility bike.
Still, titanium might be a little out of my budget.
sancho
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The big downside of fat bikes is definitely the price (especially for wheels and tires). Ti is normally out of my budget, too, but I scored this used one for the price of a new aluminum one.
Several years ago, when I tried a fat bike for the first time, I wasn't sold on the idea of dropping that much coin on something that weighed much more than my heaviest mtb and seemed limited to just a few snowy weeks out of the year.
But, the weights have been coming down a bit, due largely to lighter tire offerings, and I eventually realized that fat bikes are great for all sorts of terrain: mud, loose dirt and sand, ice, roots, rock gardens. The monster tires give you crazy traction and they roll over obstacles so easily that choosing the right line becomes much less important. I now find myself casually rolling over stuff that used to make me really nervous.
If you get a chance, take one for a spin. You'll probably dig it.
Several years ago, when I tried a fat bike for the first time, I wasn't sold on the idea of dropping that much coin on something that weighed much more than my heaviest mtb and seemed limited to just a few snowy weeks out of the year.
But, the weights have been coming down a bit, due largely to lighter tire offerings, and I eventually realized that fat bikes are great for all sorts of terrain: mud, loose dirt and sand, ice, roots, rock gardens. The monster tires give you crazy traction and they roll over obstacles so easily that choosing the right line becomes much less important. I now find myself casually rolling over stuff that used to make me really nervous.
If you get a chance, take one for a spin. You'll probably dig it.
sancho":2k10ot0y said:Running the Mukluk primarily as a 1/2 fat for summer riding (except when it's really muddy). The rear wheel is a 45mm Velocity Dually with a 2.4 Conti. Trail King.
Also swapped out the Carver carbon fork with a Salsa enabler.
It's a beauty
