Originally Posted by honeeagle
Originally Posted by BISCUT
Originally Posted by zzyzzx
Less flat tires.
Just utter BS.
no its not
in my experience flats went from 2 a summer to zero.
Plus more of a work out ,I didn't want a efficient bike.
This is my experience as well - my wife and I have been riding fat bikes for the past four winters, and have only had one flat between us. (Mine, when I ran over a big spike. No tire, including a car tire, would have avoided going flat.) In contrast, we've had a number of flats in our 3-season mountain bikes over that same period of time.
And, honeeagle's quite right - the fat bikes are a great workout.
Fat bikes are slower than conventional bikes, granted, but my fat bike was the fastest way for me to commute during the winter - faster than walking, running, bus, or driving (during rush hour). I would regularly pass a coworker stuck in traffic (while I was cycling on a parallel trail) and get to work well before he did.
If I could only keep one bike (I also have a hybrid and a couple of mountain bikes), it would be my Surly Pugsley fat bike.
NYEngineer is absolutely right - there is no need for a suspension fork.
Originally Posted by BISCUT
Originally Posted by zzyzzx
Less flat tires.
Just utter BS.
no its not
in my experience flats went from 2 a summer to zero.
Plus more of a work out ,I didn't want a efficient bike.
This is my experience as well - my wife and I have been riding fat bikes for the past four winters, and have only had one flat between us. (Mine, when I ran over a big spike. No tire, including a car tire, would have avoided going flat.) In contrast, we've had a number of flats in our 3-season mountain bikes over that same period of time.
And, honeeagle's quite right - the fat bikes are a great workout.
Fat bikes are slower than conventional bikes, granted, but my fat bike was the fastest way for me to commute during the winter - faster than walking, running, bus, or driving (during rush hour). I would regularly pass a coworker stuck in traffic (while I was cycling on a parallel trail) and get to work well before he did.
If I could only keep one bike (I also have a hybrid and a couple of mountain bikes), it would be my Surly Pugsley fat bike.
NYEngineer is absolutely right - there is no need for a suspension fork.