r/fatbike

I usually use her in street 1/2/3 modes, but I want to see what it really could do under throttle. I switched her to straight to “race 3”; mind you I was already going about 28 miles an hour, I whacked that throttle open, giving her all the magic pixies when the front wheel started lifting. I got that front wheel off the ground bout a foot when I thought maybe it would be prudent to back off the throttle so I don’t break the chain or damage my freehub or pull a spike through my HED carbon rim.

I’m not sure I’ve done here but it’s freaking ridiculous. I got 5k watts of power on tap that can be tuned every which way. There are a preset levels of Street 1,2,3 & Race 1,2,3 , those 6 settings are fully tuneable too. I can delay and soften the rate which the motor kicks in under pedal assist and throttle separately. There’s also the option for using a smart watch and app. You can then create your own fitness program where you can adjust your motor to assist you when your heart rate and input wattage dips, giving you a real workout. There is much to learn.

Now onto the final 3 phases this project.

1). suspension Fork; and I’m leaning towards the very stiff Wren because of the weight of this bike.

2). Bigger brakes, I have 180mm f/r but thinking 220 F/200 R with better pads

3). Single track/wheel trailer. I’m looking for a big trailer that I can use to drag a deer out of the woods or carry all my fly fishing gear. I’ve seen some trailers out there, but a lot of them have shitty welds or their back wheel is just poorly constructed. If anybody has any suggestions I’m all ears. It’s just gonna be one of those trailers that attaches to both sides of the axle.

Sidenote: for all of you that are purists and don’t like the E bikes, I’m BKA (below knee anputee) and 51 y/o woman I can only put out so many watts of power.

There will be a complete build list and video coming in the future.

Was so much fun to build, tbh I kinda don’t mind the pink as much as I thought I was going to. Bike feels so smooth and light surprisingly for such a heavy fat tire bike (50-60lbs) it’s so easy to get it going. Definitely a nice cruiser.

Getting an ICE Full Fat delivered in 2 weeks!

I'm trying to plan ahead for when the Jumbo Jims give out and would like your opinions and recommendations from people actually using them.

My intended use is all-year, all-season riding over pavement, fire-road, sandy beach, and any trail I can fit on. (i live on the coast and I won't be riding in the saltwater)

I also am unsure how big of a tire will fit and still clear the chain. Going to use an 11 speed cassette. (info on shimano linkglide would be welcome). I have 1000w e-assist Bafang. I would have gotten the Rohloff, but was told my motor has too much torque...so I stuck with the cassette.

Looking at:

Schwalbe Jumbo Jims

Terrene Cake-eaters/Johnny5

Kenda Krusade/Juggernaut

45Nrth Vanhelga/Dillinger

CST Roly Poly/Toboggan

Surly Edna

https://www.jamesbensonking.com/pedaltheimpossible

I have a question about upgrading. I bought a fat bike a while ago. Unfortunately, it's a Chinese one, which is what we had in stores. I need your help. What can you suggest for an upgrade?

Finally in this morning I had a change to test my project bike. It worked pretty well on trails, but I have to add some air in the rear shock to make it a bit firmer. I also explored a new local trail, which is always nice.

Yeah, you can really feel the 17 kg weight and the thick tires when riding. But still I managed to climb one very steep technical uphill for the first time in my life. I have tried it several times earlier, but I haven't had the power and the luck until now.

By the way I installed a remote option to this Manitou Mastodon Pro Gen 3 fork. There was a lot of work, because there is not remote kit available for this. I for example used pillar drill as a lathe. I will publish later a how to -video of that on my Active Life in Finland by Lare Youtube channel.

Current pics vs what it looked like the day I brought it home.

Waiting on handlebars, pedals and kickstand and that’s it, on to mine….

So a month ago I bought a Mongoose Beast and instantly because obsessed with the look and feel of riding it. A day after I got it, I found a beat up beast frame and brought it home to restore for my wife. I know they are cheap bikes, and probably not worth me sinking money into them but I like the idea of customizing something and making it my own so I’m doing it. Fuck it! lol on my working bike I swapped to 26x3 stretched road tires for smoother rides, changed the rear sprocket to a 22T instead of the original 18 for easier pedaling and changed out the seat post and seat in favor of something more comfortable. For now that’s it, I’m building my wife’s frame now and I’m close to done just waiting on parts, everything’s gonna be new with the exception of the rims. She wanted the bike pink so I painted it and 2k cleared it. Here’s some before and after pics of both bikes.

Ps: I also bought 2 Phat Cycle beach cruisers that I’m going to redo too. Lol 🤷🏽‍♂️ hey I did say I was addicted

Had a really nice ride in the Colorado Rockies today. Even saw a couple moose.

If you guys listen closely, you can hear a flutter sound from my brakes. I bought this bike 4 days ago, brand new from my local bike shops. And I thought the sound was normal, apparently not? It happens with both my front and back brakes, I was wondering if anyone knew what the sound was and how to fix it.

I did have someone suggest that maybe it was like a new abs this where the brakes flutter so that they don't lock, but idk if that's true or not.

Would love to hear your guys thoughts.

Fatties were made for days like these. Yield to mushers. Denali out.

Bought it about 5 years ago. Cheep one but fun but now my it is my daughters so i bought my self a new one 🫡

Last weekend I took part in a cross-country race on my Kona Wo fatbike.

The course was already pretty challenging: narrow forest trails, steep little climbs, slippery descents, roots, mud and some tight technical sections. But halfway through the race a heavy rain started, and after that part of the track became almost unrideable for regular XC bikes.

That’s where the fatbike suddenly made a lot of sense.

The big tires helped me climb through mud where many riders had to walk, and on the descents the bike felt surprisingly stable and predictable. Of course, I also crashed on some of the harder sections — the course was really slippery — but I fell much less than many other riders around me.

By the finish my Kona Wo looked like it had been pulled out of a swamp, but it got me to 11th place out of 60 riders.

For me, that’s a really good result. And honestly, this race reminded me once again that a fatbike is not only a snow or beach bike. Sometimes, when the trail turns into complete chaos, it can be a very serious racing machine too.

Today ride set the first 100 km done on this Farley. Loving it.

First real ride with the Farley