Eville Rich
Well-Known Member
OK, only one of my other bikes is fat.
Getting my and my wife's fat-tire bikes ready for the season. It's sort of like a S10 - heavy and slower than many, but rolls great once moving. Bar mitts save my hands from the cold.
Haven't ridden it since last winter. Had the studded tires on at the end of the last season, but putting on the dirt/snow wheel set as we don't have snow, much less ice, right now. The studded tires are 4.5 inches wide, the dirt are 4.8 inches wide. Give's "the old spare tire" a different perspective. I must have ridden on the dirt tires during the summer last time they were used as they are quite dusty. Snow cleans things up pretty well, which is why the studded tires and wheels are so shiny.
These studded tires allow me to ride over glare ice without issue. More secure than walking. Looking forward to putting them back on, but they are too precious to eat up in dirt or on pavement.
And if you enjoy mtn biking, I highly recommend trying a fat bike. Fun in the summer, too, though I tend to ride a different bike for the regular season. Aired up the tires to 10psi, but will probably ride it at 5 to 7 psi in the snow. Depends on how much I eat during the holidays.
Eville Rich
2016 S10
Getting my and my wife's fat-tire bikes ready for the season. It's sort of like a S10 - heavy and slower than many, but rolls great once moving. Bar mitts save my hands from the cold.
Haven't ridden it since last winter. Had the studded tires on at the end of the last season, but putting on the dirt/snow wheel set as we don't have snow, much less ice, right now. The studded tires are 4.5 inches wide, the dirt are 4.8 inches wide. Give's "the old spare tire" a different perspective. I must have ridden on the dirt tires during the summer last time they were used as they are quite dusty. Snow cleans things up pretty well, which is why the studded tires and wheels are so shiny.
These studded tires allow me to ride over glare ice without issue. More secure than walking. Looking forward to putting them back on, but they are too precious to eat up in dirt or on pavement.
And if you enjoy mtn biking, I highly recommend trying a fat bike. Fun in the summer, too, though I tend to ride a different bike for the regular season. Aired up the tires to 10psi, but will probably ride it at 5 to 7 psi in the snow. Depends on how much I eat during the holidays.
Eville Rich
2016 S10