I can't tell what it is. And what wheels are they?I’ve been riding this for 5 years and have no complaints:
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Specialized Sworks Fatboy with Stan’s Hugo rims on Dt350 hubsI can't tell what it is. And what wheels are they?
Your the second person to say it's not really worth it on a fat bikeThink I'm going to pull the fork on mine and go back to rigid. The 5lbs was 20% increase. I'll just go slower dh.
Will make a difference if I put the 3" tires on, but that never happens.
Your the second person to say it's not really worth it on a fat bike
Your the second person to say it's not really worth it on a fat bike
As a counterpoint, you can take my Mastodon fork from my cold, dead heads. I don't know how I rode my fat bike rigid for two years.
you ride 27.5 now. Semi fat.
Interesting. The only time I was in over my head was to fast thru the rocksI rode several thousand miles with the Mastodon on full fat tires before downsizing. Would never go back to rigid, no matter the tire size.
long live 26ers! Long live fatbikes!
Did not know there was a sworks fat boy but wouldn’t expect anything less from @xc62701
Does that refer to 29+ or the fork? Rocking 29+ on my Mukluk right now, probably switching to 27.5x4 soon waiting for the snow before going full fat…It helps bomb the downhills, but I'd rather rock crawl. it messed with my timing, and ability to lift the front. 26x4.8 year round.
Agreed. 100%.As a counterpoint, you can take my Mastodon fork from my cold, dead hands. I don't know how I rode my fat bike rigid for two years.
This sums up my Fatboy feelings as well. Overall a really great bike. I cannot say enough good things about the Arctodus either, and it will be my tractor bike (although all-around riding feels pretty darn good too!).I had a lot of fun in a Fatboy that @jimvreeland built for me. I regret having sold it. It was a great jack of all trades (at least back then). Good in the snow, dry trails, sand, mud, etc. It rode more like a mtb, especially with 4" tires in dry trails/sand vs. the 907, which had more of a touring feeling/geo, great for deep snow. Having said that, my next (fat)bike will be a Corvus Akio, because I want to build a tractor for the snow Although, I'll be checking out the Otso Arctodus that Jim posted here too.
I pulled the Bluto fork from my Farley last winter to get it serviced. Put the stock fork on, have kept it on since. Its a lighter, livelier (if a fatty can be) ride and I don't notice the difference.Think I'm going to pull the fork on mine and go back to rigid. The 5lbs was 20% increase. I'll just go slower dh.
Will make a difference if I put the 3" tires on, but that never happens.
Do you feel that the travel (120mm?) is the right amount or have you made changes?As a counterpoint, you can take my Mastodon fork from my cold, dead hands. I don't know how I rode my fat bike rigid for two years.
Do you feel that the travel (120mm?) is the right amount or have you made changes?