Fat Bike Suspension Vs Rigid

Sumo sam sets enduro blake and fat bike blake some challenges to find out which is better a fat bike or an enduro bike.

Fat bike suspension vs rigid. Because most of these bikes use four to five inch wide tires and because you typically run those. Fat bikes can go where other bikes can t. Suspension forks front end bicycles. 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.

Choosing between a suspension fork and a rigid fork depends on what. There are many configurations of hydraulic shocks spring shocks frame materials and components with each configuration opening up different doors for the rider. Their large wide tires offer incredible flotation traction and stability and open up travel on surfaces that were previously unrideable. The full suspension mountain bike covers up a lot of mistakes while you ride.

There is no suspension to suck it up you get instant. Which is more fun. Travel is from 80 mm to a whopping 150 with the capability of running a 5 05 tire. 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.

Cannondale now offer the lefty olaf as a suspension option on their high end fat caad 1. Buying a fat bike can sometimes feel. Manitou has a new fat bike suspension fork coming the mastodon maybe it ll bring fatty front suspension up a few notches. Fat bikes are heavy where it hurts the most at the wheels.

Just hurry because even the fat bikes are getting suspension now so who knows how long you ll have to wait for mountain bikes to shake it off again and regain. A hardtail with a rigid fork is the most affordable and most common type of fat bike. Mountain bikes are notoriously diverse.