Fat Bike Suspension Or Rigid

Manitou has a new fat bike suspension fork coming the mastodon maybe it ll bring fatty front suspension up a few notches.

Fat bike suspension or rigid.

Because most of these bikes use four to five inch wide tires and because you typically run those. Also called hardtail suspension because the rear has no suspension. Front suspension fat bikes have its fans me but others want to go all out and get full suspension on their fat bike. The full suspension mountain bike covers up a lot of mistakes while you ride.

These bikes use a suspension fork with springs or hydraulics which makes for a smoother ride especially on downhill. There is no suspension to suck it up you get instant. Most riders find the squish of the fatbikes sufficient. Buying a fat bike can sometimes feel.

The adjustable rebound knob on the right fork keeps the damping in check and the lockout can make the fork rigid when needed. While fat bikes were originally invented for that purpose riders are now using fat bikes all year round. So if you want a more comfortable ride you can simply deflate them. As the math works 17 5 x 2 135 170mm they were eventually able to have 170mm hubs made and this became the standard.

Cannondale now offer the lefty olaf as a suspension option on their high end fat caad 1. With more ridding and more terrain comes the need for more suspension. It is not as common as one would think but there are ways to get this setup. 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.

Most fat bikes ride on tires that are 3 8 to 5 wide. 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. Most fat bikes come with rigid forks without any form of suspension. Fat bikes are heavy where it hurts the most at the wheels.

A hardtail with a rigid fork is the most affordable and most common type of fat bike. While some still prefer a rigid fork tires don t quite offer the same type of suspension that a well tuned suspended fork does. Travel is from 80 mm to a whopping 150 with the capability of running a 5 05 tire.