Just keep in mind that a high carbohydrate diet (the modern grain and potato based diet) gets converted to sugar after we eat which the body must be dealt with. I was pre-diebetic until I ditched the carbs and replaced those calories with healthy fats and my blood work came back as normal which really puzzled my doctor who was pushing pharmaceuticals.Waiting to see the diabetes people .Will be asking for more blood tests because my dr is a quack and I'm hoping above hope that he,s wrong though I'm not holding out much hope.ITS certainly not the end of the world .
That looks like so much fun !
They are truly something different. The more we use them the more places we are finding to go that I never would have considered on a mountain bike. Don't get me wrong, I wont be getting rid of my mtn bike but these big tire versions are very useful in this part of the world. As we were driving on our road trip last week we couldn't get 20 miles before seeing a place we wanted to go check out with the fat bikes. This time of the year there are lots of dried up stream beds that in the spring and summer bring down the thawed snow pack but dry up in the fall/winter. These dry stream beds as you can imagine go for miles. The one end of Kluane Lake in Canada is dried up lake bed from a seismic event 100+ years ago which raised the outlet end of this 25 mile long lake and made it the inlet. Could ride that for miles too, but wouldn't care to try it on any skinny tired bike!Those fatbikes are very impressive ! In addition to the recreational aspect, they would also make excellent emergency exit vehicles in any type of SHTF scenario, where full-size vehicles might not be practical.
What is this??You might want to custom-build a freewheel that better suits your likes and needs.
Yes, I have to agree. Actually I am finding that if I just stand up and peddle I really can get by without the super low gears. I don't seem to tax myself anymore than if I had lower gears by doing this and anything too steep for that it could be just easier to push the bike anyway no matter the gears.As far as "granny gears" go, there IS a point of diminishing returns there, too....it`s generally thought that any gears lower than 27 inches are counter-productive, i.e., you`re expending more energy turning the pedals than if you were to just get off the bike and walk....
What is this??
As far as the gearing being too high on these bikes, the more I ride them the more I am thinking this may not be entirely true. I never was much of a stand up rider, always preferring lower gears to standing up on the peddles. Since getting the fat bikes I am finding just how efficient standing up can be. I tend to climb faster than I did sitting down with my low gears on the mtn bike, plus while standing I can feel added down stroke from my arms pulling down on the handlebars. If I focus on this aspect, and maximize it I find I have plenty of "low end" for most hills. I could still use a few lower gears I think for those hills that exceed my abilities, but maybe I could achieve this by replacing the rear "cassette" gears with larger ones. Right now it has a Shimano 7 speed sprocket cassette and I wonder if any of their 7 speed cassettes will work? I could get a few extra teeth I think I would be golden with these bikes. The front sprocket is a no-name brand with a completely different setup where nothing short of replacing the entire crank assembly would work (according to a bike shop in Fairbanks).
As far as the gearing being too high on these bikes, the more I ride them the more I am thinking this may not be entirely true. I never was much of a stand up rider, always preferring lower gears to standing up on the peddles. Since getting the fat bikes I am finding just how efficient standing up can be. I tend to climb faster than I did sitting down with my low gears on the mtn bike, plus while standing I can feel added down stroke from my arms pulling down on the handlebars. If I focus on this aspect, and maximize it I find I have plenty of "low end" for most hills. I could still use a few lower gears I think for those hills that exceed my abilities, but maybe I could achieve this by replacing the rear "cassette" gears with larger ones. Right now it has a Shimano 7 speed sprocket cassette and I wonder if any of their 7 speed cassettes will work? I could get a few extra teeth I think I would be golden with these bikes. The front sprocket is a no-name brand with a completely different setup where nothing short of replacing the entire crank assembly would work (according to a bike shop in Fairbanks).
Thanks for the info on the mega range, will look into it. I am fairly ignorant on bicycle drive train parts and am not sure what the difference is between a cassette and freewheel. I assume the cassette has all the sprockets held together somehow but am not sure what to look for. My diamondback has 7 rear sprockets and one 40 tooth front. It would be a much improved bike if I could reduce the gear ratio a couple of speeds. Right now we end up pushing the bikes up more than mild inclines, and the trails, beaches, dry riverbeds we never really get out of low gear.I'd think a Shimano MegaRange 14-34T would work for you. https://www.amazon.com/Shimano-MF-TZ31-Tourney-Freewheel-14-34T/dp/B003RLNOKC. I'm assuming that bike has a freewheel, and not a cassette. But that's still not a very low climbing gear, I run a 28T front with an 11-46T cassette. It's about as low as I would ever want/need.
If you have a Surly dealer near by, you might ask if they have any Pugsley frame/rim combos left, I've seen them for $389. You would need to be comfortable with selecting all your parts and building the bike to go that route though.
We have a small bike shop here in my town and I test rode a Surly Pugsley, was a great bike, fit me like a glove, and geared for anything. The $1200 on sale price was more than what we wanted to pay as we were not sure if fat bikes were going to be our thing.
Ok cool.Now this maybe straying a bit but maybe you or somebody else can steer me straight.After 20 years ive decided to casually ride around the city to lose some weight.Note ive had both knees replaced .So I bought me a el-cheapo huffy 18 speed mt bike.Ive always set up my bikes so I have very little bend in the knee when its at the bottom stroke.Correct or not.Sure is a big fall from my 1500 dollar parkpre(?) mt bike that I had in the 90,s.
What no dynamic breaking?which is where the disc brakes can come in real handy. DO expect to have to replace the pads more often.
That thing is way cool! I can think of so many places to go with something like that!The ultimate "granny gear" ride ... I cheat with an eBike.
Oh yeah. Biggest issue is the front is rather big 40 tooth. It starts out fine, but hit a grade and you are immediately standing up to get power strokes, but after a while of that and I am off the bike and pushing it the rest of the way up the hill. The rear is clearly on the largest one, so no lower gearing available. I would glad to trade 3 or 4 of the higher gears for lower ones, considering the type of riding I do with these, speed isn't really something I need..PS ... are you SURE you're hitting all the gears? The low gear should be just about effortless on flat take off, even with a seven gear cassette with a single hub sprocket.
What no dynamic breaking?
So, does the motor drive the wheel separate from the chain or is it coupled with the peddles and thus gear changes? I see lots of sprockets on that rig..