Bicycle Guys! (2 Viewers)

[The Longtime Lurker]

First fat bike ride of the season this morning. Whew that's a different beast, fun but a hell of a workout, 13 degrees will wake you up too. Trails were in great condition, but i don't necessarily believe trail reports, so i had my most rolling resistant studded tires with 4psi anticipating mash potatoes for hills, but they were perfect and I worked way harder than was needed. Earned the rest of the day on the couch watching football after that one.

 

[Sand]

4psi? Did you float?

 

[The Longtime Lurker]

4psi? Did you float?

Probably sounds crazy, but floatation is the name of the game. Get into sketchy conditions with much higher and it turns into more of a hike than a ride.

4.5in studded tires at 4psi eats up anything, but is a chore if it isn't necessary. 8 is probably the max you'll get away with even on great trails if there's a fair amount of climbing.

I've done races at 2psi if there's more than a couple inches of fresh snow. Only way to stay upright and have traction climbing.

 

[The Z Machine]

What's the gear ratio on a fat tire bike?

 

[The Longtime Lurker]

What's the gear ratio on a fat tire bike?

Similar to a mountain bike. My fat bike is a 1x12 Shimano XT, 30T chainring, 10-51T cassette.