Have not tried it in sand. It's the closest thing to a Walmart bike I have ever had. It rides lighter than it looks. It is the beach (sidewalk of the beach) cruser in my collection.
I don't want to be a party pooper on the sand idea but unless you plan to do a full disassembly, full on cleaning and re-lubricating it the sand is the worst environment you can take your bike into. Once you get that finite sand all into your moving parts the destruction and havoc it does is disastrous and costly!
I don't want to be a party pooper on the sand idea but unless you plan to do a full disassembly, full on cleaning and re-lubricating it the sand is the worst environment you can take your bike into. Once you get that finite sand all into your moving parts the destruction and havoc it does is disastrous and costly!
I agree, the first time I saw people riding along the beach water edge I thought, Wow. Where I am from in California it is not permitted unless you go to unused out of the way places. Here they ride bikes right on the beach. Talk about trashing a bike.
Yessir, that is a fact. I do love that fat tire rides though, been thinking of building up a nice single speed one for my collection
They rent these http://www.airpadrekiteboarding.com/rentals/rent-bicycles-on-south-padre-island.html on Padre Island but they are built on the cheapest of parts and as I'm told go through them like hotcakes! The thing is they can just replace them at the rate of a weekly rental and they do a lot more of the half day rentals which means they can replace (or basically buy three seasons worth) of replacements for one week of rentals during one peak week of renting.
If I had me some Skillz I'd like to build a fat tire knockoff of one of these type bikes to ride across the beach in/on
(yes I realize every beach trip would require a re-build upon return to reality) LOL
I rented one of these down in Galveston 20 years ago, as long as the sand was wet and packed these skinny tires would do fine.
Yessir, that is a fact. I do love that fat tire rides though, been thinking of building up a nice single speed one for my collection:bigsmile_face:
They rent these http://www.airpadrekiteboarding.com/rentals/rent-bicycles-on-south-padre-island.html on Padre Island but they are built on the cheapest of parts and as I'm told go through them like hotcakes! The thing is they can just replace them at the rate of a weekly rental and they do a lot more of the half day rentals which means they can replace (or basically buy three seasons worth) of replacements for one week of rentals during one peak week of renting.
If I had me some Skillz I'd like to build a fat tire knockoff of one of these type bikes to ride across the beach in/on:wink_face: (yes I realize every beach trip would require a re-build upon return to reality) LOL
I rented one of these down in Galveston 20 years ago, as long as the sand was wet and packed these skinny tires would do fine.
That is one of the best things about being an old foggy cyclist. In my mid twenties I had Italian racing bikes and only snarled at the general bike public, going to all ends to win every race. Now I don't care. Nothing to prove.
I hear you Redcar, I too only buy bikes to have fun on and enjoy with family and friends, I'm pretty sure I don't scare many of them either except my wife says my baby (he's 11) is just like his dad and can pedal until the cows come home
I don't want to be a party pooper on the sand idea but unless you plan to do a full disassembly, full on cleaning and re-lubricating it the sand is the worst environment you can take your bike into. Once you get that finite sand all into your moving parts the destruction and havoc it does is disastrous and costly!
It's a fat bike. Snow and sand are where it shines....I get snow but some of my best rides have been on beaches when I have a chance. Fat biking changed my cycling life, it became less about racing and more about getting there. I don't find them terribly maintenance heavy, just keep up with the cleaning
It's a fat bike. Snow and sand are where it shines....I get snow but some of my best rides have been on beaches when I have a chance. Fat biking changed my cycling life, it became less about racing and more about getting there. I don't find them terribly maintenance heavy, just keep up with the cleaning
It's kinda a Walmart fat bike. I rode it today, and actually like the idea, stairways with 5 foot drops are really easy, even after beers.
Maybe I will get a real one someday. This is just a starter and I would not ever want it to be my only bike. Good ones can end up getting as light as a normal mountain bike, this one is a tank!
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and certainly a bit on the heavy side, but it looks good to my eyes (and to my mother's
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