Are you fat? Do you like it? What would you do different next time?

[sb]

I got around to throwing a Bluto on my Fattie this weekend, setup as a 29+ for summer right now, I'm finding it to be a LOT of fun!

Awesume tunage and action.

[frorider]

Yes 29+ fits with plenty of room with the Bluto and the Borealis frames handle 29+ with ease and the biggest of the fat 26" tires.

The Bluto uses a 150mm hub, but I found this company that makes end caps so I can use my existing 135mm hubs and switch easily the same wheelset between my carbon fork and the Bluto.

http://www.hauck-bicycles.com/shop-1/

From what I read about that approach a month ago on mtbr, the rim will be off center by a couple of mm if you don't redish when switching. Is the amt small enough that you can ignore it? I suppose most will just adjust the wheel in the spring and fall, so not a big deal...

[TahoeBC]

From what I read about that approach a month ago on mtbr, the rim will be off center by a couple of mm if you don't redish when switching. Is the amt small enough that you can ignore it? I suppose most will just adjust the wheel in the spring and fall, so not a big deal...

Guess I don't understand your comment, maybe they where trying to adjust for the Rotor offset? The endcaps they provide are 7.5mm wider on each side, so it's still perfectly centered, they also provide a offset brake adapter to compensate for the different position of the rotor. It's for a 180mm rotor, I added 10mm of washers so I could keep running my 200mm rotor.



Took all of 10 seconds to pull the original endcaps and put in the new ones.

[frorider]

Yeah maybe they were trying to adjust for rotor offset. Sounds like yours was a clean swap.

[Shredhead]

Farley 8 arrived Friday @ just a hair over 31 lbs. I put about 200 miles on it over the weekend.



Rudy thinks I'm a little faster.

[axebiker]

Traded my Fatback yesterday for a Yeti ASR + some cash on his part. Came across another Mukluk on CL last night - barely used! Snagged it, and the fit is sooo much better. It's nice to have the wider rims again too - I was on 55's, which are basically Rabbit Holes. It rode a lot more like a "normal" bike. I'll do a couple upgrades to the Muk, but should be happier overall I think.

Fall is falling - almost time for fatties to come into full swing!

Edit: Let's add pics!! Worthless without them...

[gravitylover]

Maybe time for a Gen 3 fatty thread?

Oooohh oohh ooooohh I had a smokin' fast ride Sunday night. Gave myself a good swift kick in the ass fat old fart birthday ride and I'm still grinning. First pinch flat on the fatty, damn those tires take a shitload of strokes on a hand pump

[concretejungle]

I finally got to ride one over Labor Day when visiting my friend who is starting as a frame builder in Fort Collins, Oddity Cycles, check him out.

Rigid singlespeed was a challenge since I haven't ridden that much over the summer but damn that was fun until I bonked. 3 inch tires just roll over stuff and take just enough of a punishment that rigid wasn't too painful. I could roll a rigid singlespeed around here in the winter so now what to sell.

[Shredhead]

take a shitload of strokes on a hand pump

I use a standard CO2 cartridge to get it started. Saves a lot of pumping.

Rigid singlespeed was a challenge since I haven't ridden that much over the summer but damn that was fun until I bonked. 3 inch tires just roll over stuff and take just enough of a punishment that rigid wasn't too painful. I could roll a rigid singlespeed around here in the winter so now what to sell.

I wouldn't recommend a single speed fatty. Your knees will wish for grannies if you take it into the soft stuff, which is where fatties really shine.
If it's only a townie, then maybe.

[concretejungle]

I use a standard CO2 cartridge to get it started. Saves a lot of pumping.



I wouldn't recommend a single speed fatty. Your knees will wish for grannies if you take it into the soft stuff, which is where fatties really shine.
If it's only a townie, then maybe.

All the stuff I'd take it on is pretty flat and packed down by soccer moms with snowshoes but I do know what you're saying.

[Mr brownstone]

Some hand pumps are better than others. My topeak mtn mini deluxe works great and pretty quick for fatty pumping. Fits nice in my jersey pocket which is nice.

New wheels on the way! Yay!

[sb]

Carbon wheels?

[Mr brownstone]

Carbon wheels?

ha, fuck that noise. Maybe if i were outta shape and worried about not keeping up i'd get carbon.

I got surly marge lites laced with dt comp spokes, brass nips, to a dt 350 rear hub, and a pauls front hub.

Going from 80 mm rims and shitty cheap hubs to the new ones should knock off about a pound and a half or two pounds and they'll cost waaaaaaaaay less than carbon wheels. Plus, for trail a 65mm rim will handle much better due to a rounder tire profile and less chance of pinch flats/rim strikes than with the 80's.

Will run 3.8's on em all year in all conditions. How's gods country been scotty?

[strawjack]

ha, fuck that noise. Maybe if i were outta shape and worried about not keeping up i'd get carbon.

I got surly marge lites laced with dt comp spokes, brass nips, to a dt 350 rear hub, and a pauls front hub.

Going from 80 mm rims and shitty cheap hubs to the new ones should knock off about a pound and a half or two pounds and they'll cost waaaaaaaaay less than carbon wheels. Plus, for trail a 65mm rim will handle much better due to a rounder tire profile and less chance of pinch flats/rim strikes than with the 80's.

Will run 3.8's on em all year in all conditions. How's gods country been scotty?

Fuck, that skinny mine as we'll buy a road bike weenie

[gravitylover]

Damn straight 4.5+ or go home! 3.8 spandex weenie bullshit

[Mr brownstone]

Fuck, that skinny mine as we'll buy a road bike weenie

come ride my trails. I'll show you road bike weenie, beahtch!

[Mr brownstone]

Damn straight 4.5+ or go home! 3.8 spandex weenie bullshit

Hey hey!!! I wear baggies! Sometimes

[sb]

ha, fuck that noise. Maybe if i were outta shape and worried about not keeping up i'd get carbon.

I got surly marge lites laced with dt comp spokes, brass nips, to a dt 350 rear hub, and a pauls front hub.

Going from 80 mm rims and shitty cheap hubs to the new ones should knock off about a pound and a half or two pounds and they'll cost waaaaaaaaay less than carbon wheels. Plus, for trail a 65mm rim will handle much better due to a rounder tire profile and less chance of pinch flats/rim strikes than with the 80's.

Will run 3.8's on em all year in all conditions. How's gods country been scotty?

Nice, sounds like you got it mapped out.

Starting to turn fall up in Davis. Have been working lot of OT and only been out to lala land 6 or 7 times this summer. Back in late August when I was up last it got down to 34F one night and the sugar maples were spotty red in the high country. Gonna be a good fall color year me thinks.

Still waiting for the Buzzsaw to drop.

[Mr brownstone]

Sounds sweet, mang.

yer gonna love that bucksaw. A true mountain bike

[gravitylover]

I want one so bad but... I need it to be able to take a 4.6-4.8 tire. As soon as I see someone set one up that way I'm in.

[iscariot]

Ordered 45NRTH Dillinger 5 studded today. It snowed about 30 cm in the last 24hrs.

[markcjr]

This has probably been covered in this thread, but do fat tires fit into trailer hitch Yakima/Thule trays like the holdup?

[ticketchecker]

Bluto is on his way to my house, stoked

[sb]

This has probably been covered in this thread, but do fat tires fit into trailer hitch Yakima/Thule trays like the holdup?

Do not have one but I have heard that the plastic tire tray can be heated and modded to give a better fit.

I have a Thule and the NSR-4 for my fat bike toting needs. On the Thule I still had to bend the frame that the tire sits into to make it wider and have to use a cam strap on the rear wheel as the plastic ratchet strap is too short to fit around my girthy rig.

[sb]

I want one so bad but... I need it to be able to take a 4.6-4.8 tire. As soon as I see someone set one up that way I'm in.

On the Salsa site it sez the Buzzsaw will fit up to 80mm wheels so 4.0 and up might be pushing it. It comes stock with the 65mm wheels me thinks, which is fine for me as a trail bike.

You probably goona have to stay rigid like a Fatback for the mega fatties.