Fat Bikes vs 29ers vs 27.5ers

[nolipoli]

With all the ongoing debate about which wheel size is better, I thought it might be interesting to see what people feel about Fatbikes, specifically the wheel size.

 

Does it roll better than a 27.5?

Does it corner better than a 29er?

Does everything else suck ... oh wait. That would be trolling.

[Raydek]

With all the ongoing debate about which wheel size is better, I thought it might be interesting to see what people feel about Fatbikes, specifically the wheel size.

 

Does it roll better than a 27.5?

Does it corner better than a 29er?

Does everything else suck ... oh wait. That would be trolling.

 

Poll??

[Eldron]

Noooooo take the blue pill - TAKE THE BLUE PILL!!!!!!

[Pure Savage]

Those fat bikes look like you have a lot of fun on them! Think just for the Viab I would get a Fat bike

[Rocket-Boy]

fatbikes look cool but I doubt I would want one as my main bike.

[ians H2Sport]

Don't think a Fatbike can ever handle or roll as well as a 29er or a 27.5. It's not about the ride or the handling, its about how it makes you feel. It is something awesome to just sit and look at. Waiting for mine to arrive.....

[MTBeer]

does a fatbike have any other purpose other than riding through sand?

[Raydek]

does a fatbike have any other purpose other than riding through sand?

 

Snow

[Flippa]

does a fatbike have any other purpose other than riding through sand?

Making skinny bikes jealous?

[nolipoli]

I don't think they even work that well with sand. Primarily they are for snow.

[nolipoli]

Has anyone actually ever seen any scientific reasoning to justify a fatbike?

 

(you know, like Giant and 27.5ers)

[MTBeer]

I don't think they even work that well with sand. Primarily they are for snow.

ok. so no point having one in this country.

[NotSoBigBen]

ok. so no point having one in this country.

 

Unless you want to be one of the 'cool kids'

[Eldron]

Has anyone actually ever seen any scientific reasoning to justify a fatbike?

 

(you know, like Giant and 27.5ers)

 

Fatbikes are like SSers - great fun to ride but not as fast as traditional bikes.

[AdrianDJ]

Has anyone actually ever seen any scientific reasoning to justify a fatbike?

 

(you know, like Giant and 27.5ers)

what is this "scientific" you speak of? and who ever needed it to justify the purchase of a new bike?

[MTBeer]

thought so. Unfortunately I am not cool.