tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post316692539570007580..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Local Not Fat Bike DayGuitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-35825823668761809902017-12-03T23:36:58.433-05:002017-12-03T23:36:58.433-05:00@Robert Jones- I think you kind of missed the poin...@Robert Jones- I think you kind of missed the point. The day we have this "Global Fat Bike Day" on isn't conducive to a day where most folks in North America, at least, can use a fat bike for what they are really for, because it comes too early in the Winter. And if they can go on difficult terrain, they don't. Which I find odd for a day that celebrates such a bike with such specific capabilities. You'd think you might want to, you know, put the tires where other bikes cannot go......<br /><br />The rest of the year, whatever..... Do whatcha want. My opinion is that, while fat bikes can be ridden for whatever ride you want, (as long as any rules that apply allow them to be ridden), it doesn't mean that every ride fits a fat bike's design intentions best. I mean, even I have used a fat bike on a gravel grind, or for a commute to work, (on a mostly paved route), but let's be honest- There are better bikes for those jobs. I'm sure you can think of other instances where a fat bike isn't really the ideal tool for the job. But if folks think it is fun, go for it. <br /><br />Again, as you say, "We each ride our own ride", but that wasn't my point with this post. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-90220528366784091272017-12-03T21:54:25.504-05:002017-12-03T21:54:25.504-05:00I love each of my fat bikes for different reasons....I love each of my fat bikes for different reasons. 2011 Mukluk is set up for stand up ocean surf riding all year round. 2015 Blackborow 1 runs double Buds for 1-dog bike jour and double Vee snakeskins for summertime asphalt centuries. The new Blackborow GX frameset should arrive after Christmas and will become my about town cruiser and bike packing gravel mule. I'm grateful to have the bikes and the legs to ride them. We each ride our own ride.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310592335191937422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-79231677897211243472017-12-03T09:39:29.554-05:002017-12-03T09:39:29.554-05:00I know a group of people that think a fat bike is ...I know a group of people that think a fat bike is for EVERYTHING. Gravel,singletrack,road riding, rail trails, the Racoon Valley River trail around Des Moines and everything in between. I always caught heck from them for being the only guy in the group that didn't have a fat bike. One day I hopped on one friends Surly Moonlander on the Bacoon Ride and rode 40+ miles on 5.5" knobbies. After the ride my friend asked me if I was a convert now? I looked at him with disgust and sore legs and said anything that you have to pedal downhill isn't something I feel like straddling my legs over again! I still don't own one. I do have a bike that can hold 2.5 for sure and I have heard rumors of people fitting 2.8 in there but that is a project for down the road. As ridiculous as I think they get with their "Fat bike or death" bravado Ted, like you said to each their own.Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18174273398089062444noreply@blogger.com