Fat Bike Or Mountain Bike Reddit

They have no business being as quick as they are based on how they look.

Fat bike or mountain bike reddit.

Fat bikes are the phil kessel of mountain biking. It is vastly amusing in that it mostly doesn t care what it s riding on and the bbshd means the biggest disadvantage of a fat bike slowness just goes away. I have a giant roam boardman mountain bike and on one fatty do 50 mile rides on each of them the fat bike is now my go to bike. If you ride more technical mtb trails with jumps and drops the mountain bike is much better.

If you are riding for exercise and fun i would only recommend the fat bike from the off road capability to the sheer smile factor the fat bike brings it does take a little more effort but that to me is mainly felt in the getting up to speed. It doesn t have the same shock absorption as a mountain bike with shocks but the tires have plenty for most purposes. I just can t decide whether to go full fat or if something like a mid fat is a better choice. Depends on the type of trail obviously but to just assume fat bikes are slow is a bit narrow minded.

All things fat bike. For what it s worth i m looking at the cannondale fat caad or surly wednesday for fat bikes and the cannondale beast of the east for a mid fat. I m a specialized fanboy for road bikes but cannondale mtbs just fit me perfectly. Fat bikes also just make people happy.

Of course fat bikes are the best choice if you want to bike in the winter.