I Googled it and it looks like it would be fun on the beach.

I'm bumming that the season is coming to an end. I was going to try to ride more in October but work and a long bout with the flu kind of threw me off my schedule. I'm getting close to hitting my 2500 mile goal for the year. We have the Heartland Trail to ride here which makes it nice.

Me, I'm happy with the used Trek 850 with Manitou forks I got for $175.

I'd buy a fat bike if i could possibly justify the expenditure. Tree Fort Bikes does a piece on their FB page every week featuring fat bikes.

Just dropped about $2500 in Sept. on my Specialized.

A buddy of mine rode one across the northern 48 last year.

You're better off with the derailleur, hub shifters weigh too much.

But as was pointed out during the REI presentation, the right type of chain lube makes a big difference. Anyway, it's all good.

Snow melts, thus tends NOT to be a problem, it is the stuff that is mixed up with the snow you have to worry about, mostly material tied in with snow "removal" (Salt, gravel, sand, ashes etc).

Thus, if you stay off the paved roads (or at least the paved roads someone is dumping such "Snow Removal" products on), using a derailleur should NOT be a problem.

On the other hand, if you should use this bike on a Highway that has such snow removal items on it, then you may want to consider changing the rear mechanism.

Side note: I have found snow NOT to be much a problem, even with slicks. The problem I have had has been with ice, and that mean going to a studded tire. PeteR White out of New Hampshire sells them, if you are interested.

Note on Studded tires, I use them ON ROAD and the studded tires with the LEAST Studs work best on road. You only need fully studded tires when you will have NO traction, i.e packed snow or ice NOT Loose snow.





http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp

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http://surlybikes.com/bikes/pugsley

65mm wide WHEELS, 2 9/16 inches WIDE RIM (Not TIRE but the RIM the tire is on).

They also have a 100mm Rim (a 1/16th of an inch short of Four Inches), to be used with 4.7 inch tires.



http://surlybikes.com/parts/clown_shoe

I notice the tires are to be pumped up to 120 psi, but you will want less pressure if you want traction (and more pressure if you are willing to give up traction for ease of pedaling).

I saw one at Century Cycles. The salesman said to use it for loose sand. Surly is the coolest. I don't own one, though.

http://surlybikes.com/bikes/moonlander

As soon as you buy a piece of technology, it becomes obsolete.

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