Who'd buy a bike like this?

[Saluki]

Easy,


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf7v1Fyvn8

Oh, OK. Not has hefty as they look then. That's good to know.

 

[JohnClimber]

Fat Bikes are fun, guaranteed to put a smile on your face

And the tyres are the easiest to change that I've ever had to do

Buy one and smile

 

[dim]

I'd buy a Surly fat bike and add pannier bags .... it would make a stunning shopping bike or a commuter when there's snow .... I've seen these up close in Cambridge and I like them

 

[Bimble]

What are those blue things on the inside of the wheels?

 

[AndyRM]

What are those blue things on the inside of the wheels?

It's the rim tape.

 

[StuAff]

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https://www.bikerumor.com/2017/01/23/tt-bike-fat-bike-baby-fat-trek-equinox-born/

Me! It's nuts. But excellent.

 

[Bimble]

It's the rim tape.

Isn't the rim tape usually on the inside? Why would you want the tube bulging out through the tape / rim? (I'm sure there's a good reason but it just looks like it compromises the normal protection that the rim offers the tube)

 

[StuAff]

Isn't the rim tape usually on the inside? Why would you want the tube bulging out through the tape / rim? (I'm sure there's a good reason but it just looks like it compromises the normal protection that the rim offers the tube)

The rims would be very, very, heavy without the holes. Rim tape is usually extra thick & wide (because the rims are extra wide). Given the conditions that people frequently ride these bikes in, it clearly works out OK.

 

[dim]

What are those blue things on the inside of the wheels?

these are the Rims (they are called 'Rabbit Hole')
http://surlybikes.com/parts/wheels/rabbit_hole

I don't have a clue why the rim has the slots

 

[Salad Dodger]

The orange Surly fatbike pictured about 6 posts ago......... WANT!

 

[ufkacbln]

There's an annual World Champs beach race over in Holland that's a lot of fun.
And Battle on the Beach is every spring down in South Wales
https://www.battleonthebeach.co.uk/

Fat Bikes are great fun
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I'll be taking mine over to Iceand this July for a weeks riding and I can't wait

I am in Longyearbyen next week and a fatbike trip is on my agenda depending on weather and availability

Very cold and total darkness due to Polar Night