IanM
100 W
Hi all, so I've been a bit obsessed of late. I always thought that fat bikes were a bit silly but for some weird reason I couldn't get it out of my head that I want to ride a fatty. At first I had the strength to resist the urge, but it wore me down in the end. So after a lot of research I took the plunge and ordered a entry level bike (Wheeler Savana). It was on sale at cycling deal for $699 + free shipping. I also ordered a sunrace 10 spd 11-42 rear cassette at the same time. While I was at it I ordered a Luna lander suspension fork for $195 + $77 shipping to AU. I found some Schwalbe Jumbo Jim 4.8 tubeless ready tires at Wiggle au for $120 ea so a pair of those was ordered too. I also have a Bafang 750W hub kit ordered from Ali express (Conhismotor) which should arrive in a week or two.
Now where I live in Canberra there is not much sand, mostly hard pack with rocks and loose gravel to ride on. I have ridden this bike at my local single track riding area when it was still stock with no upgrades. One of the first things I changed was to put my Suntour suspension seat post on which was a nice addition. As I received the Luna fork a few days ago and installed it I took it out to test with the stock tires on the bike. It was scary to say the least, the Vee MissionControl 26x4s were really difficult to control on the rough hard packed rocky tracks. It wasn't all bad though and I could tell there was potential for some fun with the right mods.
So today the postie delivered my new Jumbo Jims, woohoo. I duly threw them on the bike and took it for a ride and oh my god that was so much fun what a difference . Now it feels like it's on rails, once I was getting used to the massive grip offered by the Jumbo Jims I was railing turns while still pedalling and leaning over so much it felt strange. If I did the same on my FUTR Alpha I'm certain I would have gone down. Hoping the bike gets even better with the Bafang to help with the slog up the hills.
I have to say I was surprised how good this bike is through rough terrain I'm considering asking Hyena to get Stealth to make a fat swingarm to put on my alpha.
Anyway here's some pics of my newly beloved fatty still solely pedal powered for now but not for long.
Now where I live in Canberra there is not much sand, mostly hard pack with rocks and loose gravel to ride on. I have ridden this bike at my local single track riding area when it was still stock with no upgrades. One of the first things I changed was to put my Suntour suspension seat post on which was a nice addition. As I received the Luna fork a few days ago and installed it I took it out to test with the stock tires on the bike. It was scary to say the least, the Vee MissionControl 26x4s were really difficult to control on the rough hard packed rocky tracks. It wasn't all bad though and I could tell there was potential for some fun with the right mods.
So today the postie delivered my new Jumbo Jims, woohoo. I duly threw them on the bike and took it for a ride and oh my god that was so much fun what a difference . Now it feels like it's on rails, once I was getting used to the massive grip offered by the Jumbo Jims I was railing turns while still pedalling and leaning over so much it felt strange. If I did the same on my FUTR Alpha I'm certain I would have gone down. Hoping the bike gets even better with the Bafang to help with the slog up the hills.
I have to say I was surprised how good this bike is through rough terrain I'm considering asking Hyena to get Stealth to make a fat swingarm to put on my alpha.
Anyway here's some pics of my newly beloved fatty still solely pedal powered for now but not for long.