I have direct mount so... no guards that I'm aware of?

Anyone here running tubeless ? I have the ICT by Surly and am contemplating new rubber and going tubeless. Any comments ? Good or not good welcomed.

Picked up a 2020 Specialized Fatboy this weekend off Marketplace. Pretty stoked to extend my riding season. I'm obviously brand new to Fatbikes.

I took it for a short ride this afternoon on some ungroomed hiking trails behind my house. The snow is new and shallow. But the ground is solid and was a good starting point.

It still has the stock 27.5x3.8 tires. I was expecting to need to go wider right away, but the jury is out on the necessity at this point.

I mounted a Fidlock and swapped the flats for PD-EH500 hybrid SPD pedals. I place an order for a dropper post and GPS Mount. New saddle is next, but will use my MTB saddle for now. I need to order some Pogies (suggestions welcome). My Rockbros shoe covers worked quite well. Anything else jumping out to anyone?

Hello, I’ll be buying my first fat bike soon for winter riding and year round use as a hardtail. I’ve narrowed down to Corvus rhino flt, trek Daley 7 or surly ICT. Prices are about the same. This is the Corvus I’m looking at and it appears to hand better components all around, with SRAM GX eagle and manitou suspension fork (27.5 4.3 tires)https://corvuscycles.com/product/rhino-flt/

The Farley was a fun test ride and I like the dealer has weekly rides. The geometry looks similar to Corvus Rhino FLT (27.5 4.5 tires)

The Surly ice cream was a fun ride also but might not be realistic to add suspension fork since the bike is on the heavier side. I like the bigger 26 2.8 tires though.

For about $200 more, I can get the Corvus Rhino FLT with higher end components and a ride I really enjoyed. My primary concerns with this option are the smaller 4.3 tires (I’m about 220 lbs so extra floatation will help) and not being able to buy from a local bike shop (especially the one doing weekly rides).

I’d appreciate everyone’s thoughts on this. Are there any considerations I’ve not thought of to help me decide?

Thank you!

Rush Pond trails, Queensbury, NY

First time Fat Bike owner. Picked up Beargrease Deore 11 which came with 45NRTH Vanhelga tires. I am trying to get it setup for winter riding and have a couple questions.

1. Do I convert existing tires to tubeless and ride Vanhelga tires or should I setup studded tires right away?

2. For studded tires, I was looking at either Dillinger 4 or Dillinger 5 Studded tires. Which is a better option for WI?

The mud froze solid and low tides kept it clear of ice. Sun dog really topped off the single digit temperature ride.

We live in Maine and have a 10yo boy and 12yo girl. Both have asked for a Fatbike for Christmas and to be honest we know nothing about them. We live on a farm with plenty of fields and trails for them to ride around in. They both ride dirt bikes, so they are no strangers to rugged terrain. This being their first Fat Bikes, I have no clue what I should be looking for, or what price range I should be considering. Money is a factor, but if it is worth spending then I will try to come up with it. But I also don’t want to waste money either.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I live in Northern Europe, and I want a bike that can haul stuff and kids all year round. Ideally that would be a tandem with wider tires and points for rack and bottles etc. Regular MTB tire would be good enough, but 275 at 3" or fat would be best. Could use it as a longtail cargo bike when going alone. I would not mind The extra pedals dangling along, but those would add the option for easy transportation of a passenger.

I'm willing to spend decent amount, but most mtb-tandems I can find online seem to cost like 5000€ or more. I did find MTB tandem from polygon, but I assume delivered to Europe it would cost way too much for what it is. The shops listing it didn't seem to even offer shipping to EU.

I don't care for fansy stuff like suspension or top of the line components. Steel frame and decent quality durable components like linkglide deore/XT wouöd be perfect. I'd be willing to build most of it myself if I can find the right frame and perhaps get help on getting the tandem specific things right, and find wheels that take the weight of 2 riders.

Are there Amy real options out there? Does a custom frame cost me a kidney?

Got the Fatback Corvus up and running for a new season. Alberta. Canada. We’ve now had a good dump. More than this shot shows.

Has anybody found a good source for fat fenders (for 26" wheels, not 20" wheels)? the old Big-O fenders were excellent, but are no longer made. I have a set of custom-made woodies, but those are impractical for some riding.

Still hoping that some enterprising soul jumps into this market as I cannot be the only one out there who wants a durable set of full-coverage fenders for my Pugsley!

Anybody? Anybody? Bueller?

Hi everyone, hope your season is off to a good start!

I was taking with a friend, and we were saying we are lucky to live in such an amazing area for winter fatbiking. Within 30mins, we have 5 groomed fatbiking networks, and within 3-4 hours driving, we have many more including what I think are world class fatbiking networks. We live in Kimberley BC near the Canadian Rockies.

Is there anywhere else like this? I’m sure there must be, but I find it difficult to find where groomed fatbike areas are, since they are often not well documented on sites like trail forks, or at least it is harder to see because some times they are only put into the map as routes. Sometimes the only way to find out is through local Facebook groups.

In other words, tell me about your local fatbike offerings, and if you think it’s worth checking out! It’s always fun to dream of fatbiking somewhere new and different!

Leaning towards more ski helmets with the ear flaps, I'm in interior alaska so a lil chilly here. Headlamp attachment is a plus.