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Not sure if this is a good thing or not. A monster of a bike and with non standard kit that will need replacing to make it ridable on anything more than flat tarmac.
But for the money I've ordered one 😆
Weight fully assembled 22kg
It's got a 10 year guarantee tho 🙂
Just don't ride it fast, because I doubt
are capable of stopping much quickly 😛Radius mechanical disc brakes,
even with the fat tyres I can't see how they got it to 22kg
I've got a spare set of brakes to go on it and will likely be swapping the cassette and front chainring to something more suitable.
Other than that it probably isn't worth swapping much out until it wears.
It's never going to be a lightweight, but for the money + £50 or so to make it half rideable I think it's worth a punt.
Is that a 200mm stem?
even with the fat tyres I can't see how they got it to 22kg
High tensile steel frame, innit.
Looks like a trials bike stem!
LOADS of those on ebay with the Piranha and a couple of other 'brand' names, but to be fair I've not seen them that price!
i hope it's flat where you ride that is a tiny cassette and huge chainring
Freewheel, not freehub, so expect a bent axle on it's first minor drop
i hope it's flat where you ride that is a tiny cassette and huge chainring
With that weight you'd have to hope it's mostly downhill...
For a first time foray into the world of fatbikes thats worth a punt IMO. It's not so much that you'll feel out of pocket if it's not for you.
If I remember Piranha BMX bikes always weighed a ton when I was a kid back in the early 80's.
Essentially the same as the Coyote fat bikes that are all over eBay at the mo' just with different (removable) stickers. I had been tempted by the 24"er but went for the On-One in the end. Signing in with interest though - at the end of the day you could probably sell the wheels and tyres alone for that price so long as the spacing is 135/170. IIRC the chainring is not replaceable so you'd need to swap the whole crankset to change chainring size . . . and possibly BB too to ensure compatibility as I've read of some folks who've upgraded only to find that there's no chainstay clearance.
Should you decide to go the super-hard route and singlespeed it I can highly recommend getting in touch with [url= http://www.blaxstar.com/store ]Blaxstar[/url] who produce a neat little adaptor to let you run a singlespeed cog (mini or standard thread depending on adaptor) with the correct chainline on a standard threaded freewheel hub.
Cool! Defo worth a shot for a laugh!
After all the excitement I've had a further read up which resulted in a cancelled order 🙁
It seems there is a 100Kg rider limit, which I'm over, and combined with some of the stories above about switching components not being exactly easy I decided to pull out.
Still fancy a foray into the fat bike world so might just bight the bullet and get something from a more mtb orientated company instead.
Just in case anyone else is thinking of going down the budget fatbike route - take a look at [url= http://forums.mtbr.com/fat-bikes/dolo-semi-wild-mongoose-dolomite-902410-88.html ]this thread on MTBR[/url] - some useful tips on swapping chainrings etc on this page. The Dolomite can be had for [url= http://intl.target.com/p/mongoose-dolomite-men-s-fat-tire-mountain-bike-navy-red-26/-/A-15666264 ]around £350 incl shipping[/url] although prob with tax on top that's still a lot of cash for a heavy-ass bike. Interesting reading though and hey, it's raining.
Tbh its probably a good thing you canceled that bike Will just be more land fill and another disgruntled customer saying fat bikes are shit.
trail_rat - MemberTbh its probably a good thing you canceled that bike Will just be more land fill and another disgruntled customer saying fat bikes are shit.
+1
It would be the same as buying a BSO to try mountain biking! Which rarely goes well...
mamadirt - MemberThe Dolomite can be had for around £350 incl shipping although prob with tax on top that's still a lot of cash for a heavy-ass bike. Interesting reading though and hey, it's raining.
TBH with decent quality fatbikes being available for £500 these days it's pretty hard to justify for the relatively small saving... Especially with resale taken into account.
Cheap way into losing your dignity on the trails... What could go wrong?