Where do you ride in the snow?

[Ejd]

Has anyone riding fat bikes at Nassau trail when it snowed?

 

[Clapper]

Hell yes. But why don't you lay some tracks at 6 mile around 7am tomorrow before I arrive.

 

[Ejd]

I have to work in the morning and Nassau is closer to work

 

[Clapper]

Nassau should be fun tomorrow, enjoy.

 

[FitmanNJ]

Chimney Rock was good yesterday and should be fine until the predicted rain tomorrow.

 

[Steve Vai]

Outside mostly.

 

[snashters]

Where's the good snow at? I tried 6MR this afternoon with lou & bud and it was pants, I had no traction in the dry powder.

 

[Steve Vai]

If it didn’t have a frozen layer on top that powder is what you want. With 6+ inches you’ll need 100mm rims, 1psi, and lots of watts.

 

[Piston Honda]

If it didn’t have a frozen layer on top that powder is what you want. With 6+ inches you’ll need 100mm rims, 1psi, and lots of watts.

My friend is Asian. Can he get away with 80mm?

 

[icebiker]

Where's the good snow at? I tried 6MR this afternoon with lou & bud and it was pants, I had no traction in the dry powder.

With this much snow, find a park that sees a lot of local foot traffic (dog walkers, etc), usually in residential areas (like Saddle River bike path, or Loantaka Brook park, Patriots Path. This usually packs the trail down enough for good traction.

 

[Patrick]

My friend is Asian. Can he get away with 80mm?

can you be more specific?

cause Gatchiri vs Hosoi

I looked up the words, cause I generalized once. only once.
took a beat down from my "Asian" friend.

 

[snashters]

If it didn’t have a frozen layer on top that powder is what you want. With 6+ inches you’ll need 100mm rims, 1psi, and lots of watts.

It had a frozen layer on top, not enough to support me.

 

[gmb3]

Tourne always gets packed down quick

 

[Steve Vai]

It had a frozen layer on top, not enough to support me.

That frozen layer is death. You have to wait until someone walks around to crack it up.

 

[Steve Vai]

My friend is Asian. Can he get away with 80mm?

You should go break in Rutgers with your dirt bike. I went in about 100 feet and went home.

 

[Piston Honda]

You should go break in Rutgers with your dirt bike. I went in about 100 feet and went home.

I tried. Couldn't get out of the neighborhood 😩

 

[Steve Vai]

I tried. Couldn't get out of the neighborhood 😩

They plowed the bike path all the way to the entrance at the Livingston Circle.

 

[qclabrat]

I just rode around the neighborhood, anything uphill in snow just spins. Downhill in snow is sometimes sketchy as hell. I'll try the canal path later in the week. Usually has good foot traffic and possibly duck into Duke Farms. Also on Bud/Lous

 

[iman29]

Ooops! sorry wrong thread... 😁

 

[a.s.]

Alpine has a ton of foot traffic and snowshoers. The guys from Tenafly Bicycle Workshop sometimes go in and snowshoe the trails too. It's one of the best fatbiking spots in northern NJ.

It's still going to be slow going for a few days because the snow is deep and soft. It should be fantastic by the weekend ...if you can stand the frigid temps.