[Closed] On One Fat bike

Yes we did [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/blue-pig-carbon-456/page/2 ]Kindof[/url]
no we haven't (?)

I'll post pics once it turns up and I get it built 😀

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/7792762@N08/6113407286/ ]On-one fat bike proto[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/7792762@N08/ ]Shaggy John[/url], on Flickr

Built now, the first ride was good. Second ride was by some bloke I met at the pub. He says its "amazing". So it must be true.

that looks amazing!

Looking good Shaggy

straight to the top of my xmas list.

Room for the BFL on an 80mm rim in the rear?

Heh at the Jones touches.

Would be cool to see more affordable fat stuff.

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This one has 123mm tyre clearance so just enough for a BFL on a hundy, should be plenty on a 80. This and other things may well get tweeked before production.

Reminds me of an old haro master frame!
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just enough for a BFL on a hundy

With a full set of gears?

Reminds me of an old haro master frame

or a Torker.

Stu: No. granny ring won't work, perhaps not the top few sprockets. I'm going to talk to Ison about getting some BFLs and Clown Shoes so I can say for sure.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is all this Fat bike thing about?

Plastic

Tyre envy.

Will it be out by Xmas?

Would On-One be able to economically source their own tyres ? (hint hint)

just out of interest can you get a rohlof to fit a fat bike with the threaded axle version (TS?) therefore negating some of the gearing tyre overlap issues?

I'm going to talk to Ison about getting some BFLs and Clown Shoes so I can say for sure.

Let's hope they listen to you more than the rest of us that have been on to them about their lack of interest in bringing fat stuff in.

A couple of us have just ordered a few Nates in from the states as we don't want to wait until next summer to try them out.

Be interested to see how the On One rides though.

plastic_scotsman - Member
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is all this Fat bike thing about?

Girth.

Long and thin,
won't go in,
short and thick,
dose the trick.

Stu - Where's best for USA Nate order- Thanks.

I just emailed Pat at Ison about tyres. He's been at Eurobike but I'll talk to him when he gets back. To be fair to them fat tyres are still a very small market. It must be a pain trying to second guess what to stock.

Yay! Another fugly, pointless for almost all riding niche stroker wagon!

Oh dear...Sunday nights a struggle?

CFH, you clearly know nothing then as this one of Shaggys will more than likely be used for its true purpose than all the others on here and a dam sight faster too!

Oh, don't get me wrong, for those occasions where a fat bike makes sense, they make excellent sense. Hence, "pointless for almost all riding".

Still I'll leave the niche-fanbois to frott themselves senseless over it.

CaptainFlashheart - Member

Yay! Another fugly, pointless for almost all riding [s]niche[/s]
stroker wagon!

Don't worry CFH I have plans to use this in anger in the correct enviroment. Just because it's niche doesn't mean there isn't a point for it.

I'm loving this, keep it up fat brothers.

Oh, don't get me wrong, for those occasions where a fat bike makes sense, they make excellent sense. Hence, "pointless for almost all riding".

So no different to a 6" full sus / fully rigid s.s. / jump bike e.t.c which each have their strengths and weakness, but really most of the time there particular deviations away from a "standard bike" are not needed.

now I'm guessing lots of these will want to be ssed, those aren't just vertical dropouts are they ?

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is all this Fat bike thing about?

girth 😉

CFH's next T shirt
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TheBrick - Member
but really most of the time there particular deviations away from a "standard bike" are not needed.

They are needed if this sort of riding is on your doorstep.
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Taken on this mornings ride

now I'm guessing lots of these will want to be ssed, those aren't just vertical dropouts are they ?

Dropouts are on-one swap outs, so will take SS or geared.

With tyres like this and soft sand you (well I do) really need some gears, I wouldn't consider SS'ing my Fat Bike.

This one will be at SSUK with if I can fit it in the car.

You sir are a mentalist...and I like it.

I like it; except that fork, which is 100% OF GOPPING.

I might put the Maverick SUCKs on. Whould that be better? 😮

They are needed if this sort of riding is on your doorstep

wow, that looks dull as fudge to ride on ;p

im with CFH on fatty bikes im afraid.

I dunno I believe riding a bikes about having fun how the hell can having one of those fat things not be fun

Are fat bikes like fat birds ? Do they try harder?

They're certainly happier in themselves...

Jonestastic! 😀

Looks nice. Can't see myself realistically owning one though due to the lack of sand and snow on my doorstep.

Great Iditabike/similar bike though, at a guess.

Can it be run as a 29er?

I think they all can druidh.

Offset rims may be an issue on 135mm bikes but Velocity do one and it's farm to drill your own if you can find one the right profile. I may do this and flog my Heckler.

What happened to that aluminum FB frame you had Al?

Sold to epicyclo

Farm? Easy

JohnClimber - Member

TheBrick - Member
but really most of the time there particular deviations away from a "standard bike" are not needed.

They are needed if this sort of riding is on your doorstep.

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Taken on this mornings ride

What? Firm, flat sand? You could ride a track bike on that!

No you couldn't you knob.

I think John Climber's denying you all his best picture [s]he ever took[/s] was ever taken of him whilst lying on a stretcher...........

Llandegla Freeride courses and silly bikes don't mix

Llandegla Freeride courses and [s]silly bikes[/s] [b]skill-less riders[/b] don't mix

Coastkid manages to style his Fatbike just fine off the tiniest little bumps on his lacal jaunts, pretty sure he'd sail over everything at the freeride area at Gnartress if he could be arsed to take it. 😉

I've always thought Alloy Fat bikes made way more sense than the usual steel. Funnily enough, a guy on our local ride yesterday said he'd buy a Fatbike if Brant designed one. must remember to hold him to his promise 😆

That frame with its steeper geometry, low step-over, massive clearances and higher bottom bracket could form the basis for a modern Cleland mudbike.

[url= http://clelandcycles.wordpress.com/ ]Cleland Cycles website[/url]

Higher BB would be handy

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Hi epicyclo,

Definitely a trials motorbike look going on there.

I would recommend the use of an extra long mudflap on the front wheel to intercept all the water and grit before it sprays the chainset and bottom bracket. We have tried Sturmey Archer hub-brakes in the past and found that if water got in it got trapped and then oozed out as a black liquid for ages. We now use Shimano Roller-Brakes that are more powerful, better cooled than the Sturmeys and when packed full of waterproof grease, are completely waterproof

At Cleland we believe in zero maintenance and big mud clearances despite our use of mudguards. Below is a picture of a modern Cleland test machine. Despite being a full suspension machine everything is protected. The chain runs through tubes, the mudguards move with the suspension and are mounted above the fork bridge and an seatstay bridge so that the tyre/frame clearances are not reduced. It has additional grease ports so that parts can be re-greased without disassembly. With over two years of mud-riding I have done no maintenance apart from the occasional chain lube and squirt of grease, and no parts have needed replacing or repairing.

I hope to use this know how to build a Fat-Bike with similar levels of protection. The On One Fat-Bike with its extra steep geometry and highe bottom bracket is a serious contender. Though the extra wide rear axle would could limit the drive chain possibilities.

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