Found the limits today of what a 4.6" tire at 5 psi will go over. That term "float," you've all heard it in relation to these bikes, is kinda weird. You float until you don't. It's an all or nothing kinda thing. Spin smoothly and gently, never put too much weight on one wheel, feather your brakes so you don't get going too slow and then oomph uggh top tube intro :eek: All in all, still a worthy endeavor getting out and turnin' the cranks :biggrin: Nice to see that there is still a covering to as much as 8" in the woods up high and the only mud is in areas that are obvious collection points. We cleaned the leaves out of a couple of spots to help it drain but otherwise things are really drying out nicely as soon as the snow melts off. We were in places that were still 8" of crusty stuff on Tuesday but dry today and they were fantastic.
The dry areas were a blast. Rocks and roots just slide under the tires, the bike is light and tossable, kicking the rear end around on downhill switchbacks is easier than any bike I've ever owned and the traction is limitless going uphill. Unfortunately I run out of go long before the bike :o
I had pretty much forgotten how much fun a full rigid bike is and with the outrageous outer diameter of these tires it rolls through things like we always wanted our bikes to in 1988. It brings back old skills that had been put away but not thrown out which is kinda neat and opens new doors because they will roll in places a "conventional" mt bike tire won't. I could see having a single speed or internal geared so there's no worry about snapping a der. hanger while bushwacking which in a lot of cases is better than trying to follow a trail this time of year. Game trails are an additional playground component to the woods on a fatbike.
