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Fat Bikes

iamgigglz said:
Yeah fair enough. I switched from a road bike in South Africa to a hybrid here just so I could ride on slightly fatter, softer tyres. The roads here are...less comfortable. A fat bike seems a bridge too far though. I'd sooner spend money on a suspended saddle than a fat bike to solve that problem. Each to their own I guess.
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Yes I agree. The massive tyres are a response to the surfaces I’m riding on when I’m with the dog. For uk roads I think (laughably) that a gravel bike is ideal. Basically a road bike with something like 700x40c.
 
Ben Cole said:
Yes I agree. The massive tyres are a response to the surfaces I’m riding on when I’m with the dog. For uk roads I think (laughably) that a gravel bike is ideal. Basically a road bike with something like 700x40c.
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I'd agree with that sentiment. The roads around where I live in the UK are so poor that you really need wider tyres (700c x 40+)

The 25/32mm ones I had on my old hybrid/road bike were too unforgiving.
 
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silvagti said:
I'd agree with that sentiment. The roads around where I live in the UK are so poor that you really need wider tyres (700c x 40+)

The 25/32mm ones I had on my old hybrid/road bike were too unforgiving.
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Spot on. I’m always amazed how well my e-bike goes on flat ground. Despite being 25kg, when fitted with 29x2.0 it rolls really well.
 
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