i've finally got me a cheap fat bike on ebay. one without chainsuck issue. happy days.
have you stuck some blutos on one? what travel do you recommend? currently thinkng 100mm.
any experience/opinions?
i will try without sus forks first of course. but i reckon i'll want them eventually.
can't find axle to crown for the standard forks, so don't really have a guide, but i reckon even 80mm would probably do it. anyway, what you reckon?
Sorry I missed the question, ignore me...
Honestly I'd give it a chance first with the rigid fork, especially if you put a 4.8 in it (which you totally should btw). I always planned to fit a bluto but it just didn't happen.
As Northwind says. I never really missed a suspension fork on my Dune unless you were getting some air on it. This weekend was probably the first time I missed it on my Kona Wo, stay rigid !
Definitely go 4.8 on the front 🙂
well i did say i'm going to give it a go rigid!
i'll be sticking with the juggernauts for the meantime. my trails are always dry. but maybe if i see a 2nd hand 4.8 i'll try it.
thing is, i do want to do my jumps on it. the first bit of the trail by my house has a few nice ones, so i'd like the help landing them. but we'll see. i may just use it as a crawler for slower speed dog-walking (apart from winter snow)
so can any of you give me axle to crown height on the rigid forks you've kept?
Axle to crown on the original forks is 470mm, give or take. Just measured it.
Having previously owned an On One Fatty with the steel fork, I'd be looking at a lighter fork before suspension. As much fun as smashing through stuff is (and most grown men have an inner 8 year old that thinks monster trucks are cool), it's tough on the arms and shoulders. Having upgraded to a fatbike with a much lighter carbon fork, the ability to pop the front wheel over stuff has a massive impact on how fatigued you'll be feeling by the end of a days riding.
smart thanks kayak
yep i agree about arms and shoulders. i get regular headaches from shoulder and neck stiffness. caused by work mostly but either exacerbated, or sometimes cured, by biking.
still think bluto will be my best option in this respect
I settled on 100mm on my Dune.
It didn't climb as well at 120mm and I seem to remember Mike advising 100mm as the max.
well i'm definately after some blutos.
i mean it's fun and everything, but just too much getting pinged about off stuff and too many landings i'm not willing to take through just my arms, shoulders and tires.
