rotavator wrote:As I see it,a fat bike would be most useful if you live somewhere there is a lot of loose sand, e.g. on the coast or which gets a lot of snow in the winter.
I agree,my Genesis Longitude is sat on 29er x 2.4inch Conti X Kings which I run at 12 to15psi front and 20 to 25 rear .I've ridden some pretty mucky terrain and upto 150mm deep snow,which it handles very well indeed,so I'm sticking with what I've got for the really mucky stuff.
TBH with Fat bikes it's the cost of tyres that scares me off them,that and the other specialised cycle parts,but as Ive posted elsewhere on the forum,to each his own and if 4in and bigger tyres suits the individual who am I to grumble.
In the next week or so I'm looking forward to building up a Genesis Vagabond with drops and lightweight 2inch slicks..........
