MTBR says wider is better
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next they're going to tell us why disc brakes are better than v-brakes
^winner winner chicken dinner
god i love this place.
god i love this place.
Pedals! They're not just conveniently placed footrests! Give them a spin and see what happens!
It's funny because there are still many pepple who think doublewides=jesus. Last weekend I've seen a kid on a steel hardtail with 24'' doublewides and 3.0 gazzas. What made me laugh the most was that his bike behaved exactly like a fatbike.We already tried this many years ago and have settled down to a combination of width/strength/weight/tire-profile.
Who here wants doublewides? Carbon doublewides? Didn't think so
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lol @ all these responses
It's the same people. They will just add a fatbike category or some other crazy functionality. Someone needs to make a fatbike with an integrated strava sensor.
Is that a 27.5+? The compromise compromise wheelsize?
narrow rims? unrideable
when are we getting "wide rims"-specific tire designs? Or have I missed that dark, nerdy corner of MTBR?
Actually, a serious question, since I'll need to know what tires to avoid for my normal rims.
Actually, a serious question, since I'll need to know what tires to avoid for my normal rims.
Think again :http://dirtragmag.com/first-impressions-turner-king-khan-full-suspension-fat-bike/ this guy managed to "smash all his strava records"
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When the new "Gazzi Boostduro" tires come out, your narrow ass 25mm rims will be, as Kranked said, unrideable...(PS - if they're 26" rims and still in good shape, ping me
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Hey don't get me wrong. I fully believe that guy sucked at riding bikes before getting that turner.
Easton joins to the party... http://www.pinkbike.com/news/easton-arc-rim-first-look.html
I think after reading that was the first time I didn't feel bitter when I saw there was no 26" option. It seems like everyting that's being made nowadays I don't care about.... bigger wheels, wider rims, more gears, optislick cables... nothing's really got me excited. it's all meh from here. Does that mean I'm old?
yes
Weird, I would have thought Mtbr would take a more "it's not the width, it's what you do with it" stance.
Those look lovely. I recently got some Roval Fattie alu wheels, and really like the wider profile it gives the Butchers on them.
Nice to see they brought out alu rims in that width, carbon rims are poopoo outside of a racing scenario.
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I don't understand how can everyone push fatbikes so hard. I know they learned from their 29er mistake of not pushing stuff hard enough but while 27.5'' is a sustainable standard how many people will ride their fatbikes after purchasing them? They are not cheap enough to cater to "i need any bike cheap to ride with my kid" crowd and the core hates them. In 2 years no one will buy them. Hipsters in 30 years will restore them and dress as mad max pretending they live in the desert.
The same with overly fat rims. The industry went to far, in 1-2 seasons they will have to correct it and go for a middle size of rim width (27.5/taper of rim width). I only wonder if the "lets make them too wide and then make them a bit narrower in 2 years and sell as a new product is deliberate or just stupidity"
The same with overly fat rims. The industry went to far, in 1-2 seasons they will have to correct it and go for a middle size of rim width (27.5/taper of rim width). I only wonder if the "lets make them too wide and then make them a bit narrower in 2 years and sell as a new product is deliberate or just stupidity"
