Thread: Mountain bike, hunting, and Red Stag

Yes it is unfortunately...

Could have been worse. You could have gone down the waterfall....

Are most of the mountain bikes used in NZ fatties?


Learn to laugh at yourself and never be left unamused.

Originally Posted by summitdogracing

Are most of the mountain bikes used in NZ fatties?


Learn to laugh at yourself and never be left unamused.

Na, fatties are just starting to get popular. Usually after someone has a ride on 1 they understand the fun to be had!

I have to do plenty of laughing at myself on the bike...

Originally Posted by The Claw

Na, fatties are just starting to get popular. Usually after someone has a ride on 1 they understand the fun to be had!

I have to do plenty of laughing at myself on the bike...

Was part of the emerging downhill scene in the 90s and early thousands..... have a 50 dollar repco bike now lol....

Apart from being the new chopper? I dont really see the point in fattys?
Must be a prick to Pedal... my team bike was a slut on less than 30 deg.

That's the thing, they roll really well and are pretty easy to pedal. Massive amounts of grip for cornering and climbing. Great fun on anything other than real knarly steep stuff. They own things like tree roots and off camber stuff and bermed corners etc.

As I said, until you ride 1 you don't understand...

Obviously its been a while and I need to ride one but rolls well just defies logic?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Obviously its been a while and I need to ride one but rolls well just defies logic?

Refer back to my last line of previous post!

Some of it is probably the fact that they are fully rigid, but they have a big contact patch and big outer diameter so seem to go well. I have a light wheelset coming and front forks, can't wait to try it with the "updates"

Tire technology has no doubt moved on.....need to ride one.

I'm disappointed Sam.

Next you'll be on a 27.5+

Originally Posted by crnkin

I'm disappointed Sam.

Next you'll be on a 27.5+

Haha... How did you know... No, got a carbon wheelset for the fatbike instead. DH bike next addition to the stable I'm thinking

There were bike tracks up on long view in the Ruahine ranges last April. Not sure if they were hunting or not. There does not seem any advantage to being on one up there.

Originally Posted by The Claw

Haha... How did you know... No, got a carbon wheelset for the fatbike instead. DH bike next addition to the stable I'm thinking

That should be the first bike!

Originally Posted by The Claw

That's the thing, they roll really well and are pretty easy to pedal. Massive amounts of grip for cornering and climbing. Great fun on anything other than real knarly steep stuff. They own things like tree roots and off camber stuff and bermed corners etc.

As I said, until you ride 1 you don't understand...

Are they normally 26 or 29"? What sort of tyre pressures do you run?
I can see they would be a smooth ride with grip, but single speed????
I think I'm too old for that.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Are they normally 26 or 29"? What sort of tyre pressures do you run?
I can see they would be a smooth ride with grip, but single speed????
I think I'm too old for that.

They are 26" generally, but there are new 27.5"+ (around 3" wide tires with basically a 29" diameter) coming out that could be seen as the next big thing... Mine has 4.6" wide tires on it currently, can run down to 2-3psi in snow/sand. I run them around 8-10psi on dirt and up to 20psi if just out doing some km's on gravel roads. You can get them single speed if you want, bugger that though, I have 20 gears to choose from!