Fat Bike Suspension Or Rigid

Most riders find the squish of the fatbikes sufficient.

Fat bike suspension or rigid.

Cannondale now offer the lefty olaf as a suspension option on their high end fat caad 1. A rigid fat tire bike has no suspension other than what the tires provide. Many riders think suspension on a fat bike is redundant because of massive tires that soak up any vibrations bumps rocks and roots on the trails. The adjustable rebound knob on the right fork keeps the damping in check and the lockout can make the fork rigid when needed.

It is not as common as one would think but there are ways to get this setup. While fat bikes were originally invented for that purpose riders are now using fat bikes all year round. Also called hardtail suspension because the rear has no suspension. Surly made the pugsley as the worlds first production fat bike over 10 years ago and they used a 135mm rear hub and off set it 17 5mm so you could get a full range of gears.

With more ridding and more terrain comes the need for more suspension. While some still prefer a rigid fork tires don t quite offer the same type of suspension that a well tuned suspended fork does. These bikes use a suspension fork with springs or hydraulics which makes for a smoother ride especially on downhill. Front suspension fat bikes have its fans me but others want to go all out and get full suspension on their fat bike.

Buying a fat bike can sometimes feel. There is no suspension to suck it up you get instant. Travel is from 80 mm to a whopping 150 with the capability of running a 5 05 tire. So if you want a more comfortable ride you can simply deflate them.

I am a firm believer in increasing skill level and challenging yourself to become a better mountain biker and when you get on a rigid mountain bike you quickly realize the mistakes you have been making. Fat bikes are heavy where it hurts the most at the wheels. Most fat bikes ride on tires that are 3 8 to 5 wide. The full suspension mountain bike covers up a lot of mistakes while you ride.

As the math works 17 5 x 2 135 170mm they were eventually able to have 170mm hubs made and this became the standard. Manitou has a new fat bike suspension fork coming the mastodon maybe it ll bring fatty front suspension up a few notches. Because most of these bikes use four to five inch wide tires and because you typically run those.