Surly Moonlander has arrived.

[skideeppow]

Been waiting on this one for a while. Super stoked. Let it snow.
3 questions if anyone knows the answers.
1. Thule hammerhead rack conversion? Anyone?
2. Getting the front wheel off without taking of the brake or deflating the tire
3. Fenders?

Thanks

[pfluffenmeister]

your bike tires are sooooo fat ...

[D(C)]

Holy cow, is that really necessary?

[bean]

I've seen a couple fender options. Ranging from expensive hand-crafted wood fenders to some much cheaper options by SKS. PDW makes some too but the SKS looks (from my limited research) to be the best not-$250 option.

[zombinate]

Holy cow, is that really necessary?

Jealous? You're Jealous.

[t.odd]

Holy cow, is that really necessary?

I am also in the totally don't get it camp.

[Chugachjed]

Holy cow, is that really necessary?

Maybe not everywhere, around here the answer is yes. And oh yea I'm jealous.

[zombinate]

Been waiting on this one for a while. Super stoked. Let it snow.
3 questions if anyone knows the answers.
1. Thule hammerhead rack conversion? Anyone?
2. Getting the front wheel off without taking of the brake or deflating the tire
3. Fenders?

Thanks

FWIW, most of your questions have been beaten to death over at mtbr:
http://forums.mtbr.com/fat-bikes/

as to your second question. If you are having difficulty getting the tire past the brake caliper, the tire is likely overinflated. Yes the sidewall says 30psi, but with the moonie, you should really be running more like 8. Then you can just squeeze the tire where it needs to pass.

[toast2266]

as to your second question. If you are having difficulty getting the tire past the brake caliper, the tire is likely overinflated. Yes the sidewall says 30psi, but with the moonie, you should really be running more like 8. Then you can just squeeze the tire where it needs to pass.

Yup. Our resident idiot / fat bike owner runs like 5 psi.

[Shredhead]

3. Fenders?

Thanks

I haven't found them necessary for winter riding. If you were beach riding in and out of the surf they would come in handy?

[supermodel159]

^^ Yep, a few guys riding them down here for that purpose, but they are older bikes they retrofit for fat tires.

[bean]

I haven't found them necessary for winter riding. If you were beach riding in and out of the surf they would come in handy?

On trails it's no big deal, on slushy streets I've gotten sprayed with more filth and mag chloride than I could have imagined possible (but probably because in those conditions I wouldn't have been out on any bike if it weren't for the fat bike).

[North]

I've always thought it'd be an awesome vehicle for certain ski approaches here in CO. But that's too specific of usage requirement to justify dropping the coin on one...and the sled works pretty well in that capacity

The fatbike thing doesn't work for me, but that doesn't mean I don't think it's cool. The fact that certain companies are making these weird/quirky/niche designs widely available is pretty awesome. Sweet bike!

[kidwoo]

You what that thing is good for?

bounce contests


Sprint as hard as you can at a brick wall

farthest bounce back wins

[smslavin]

Been waiting on this one for a while. Super stoked. Let it snow.

sweet. if we lived further up on the mountain, i would totally pick one of these up. hopefully some day, i just hope i'm not too old and broken to enjoy it...

[philth]

I did not get it...then I rode one around Steamboat for a couple of days last Jan. Then i totally got it. So much fun and much more efficient than I thought. Have fun bro.

[joetron]

Sick. Those things are so goddamned fun.

[davep]

Holy cow, is that really necessary?

Mountain bikes can ride off-road.
That thing can ride off-trail.

In the right circumstances it could be a lot of fun.

[philth]

If I lived in a mt town like CB, Steamboat,Silverton, Boozeman, Nelson etc I would own one and ride it every day. Work, pub, store....pub. I live in nowhereville vt and got plenty of bikes. Bummer.

[skideeppow]

This was a "divorce" present to myself. Been wanting it for years. Renting a place in Aspen this winter and will be riding to and from the mountain, as well as riding my dogs all over for excersing them.
Will let you know what I think

[nickwm21]

Get one of these to bring the planks to the mountain.

[SB]

I have used crud catchers and rear rack for fender duty. Check in over at MTBR Fat bikes for more fender ideas. Many folks make their own. A cheap pair of ATV pogies will protect your hands and allow for gear/brake operation.

I use a NSR -4 to carry my fat bike, 1up works as do a couple others.

You should not have to take the brake off to get front tire out but air down seems to be a must.

Enjoy your fat ride. They is fun.

[Shredhead]

This was a "divorce" present to myself.

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully I'll see you at Highland's opener. Have a great season!

[skideeppow]

Get one of these to bring the planks to the mountain.

What is that, looks like a surfboard rack. I have a locker at the hill.

[willmtbike4food]

The PDW rear fender seems larger than the SKS grand mom/dad. It's still a q/r mount, and once it's folded into a fender (from the flat sheet it comes in) it becomes pretty rigid. Drawback is that it is only adjustable in one dimension, whereas the SKS is adjustable in two.

I've loved my Mukluks (upgraded from Al to Ti) for two years now - not just a snow bike, but a go anywhere/do anything bike. Planning on building a new wheelset for mine this weekend, doing a Darryl w/ cutouts on the back and going to a Clownshoe up front - looking forward to even more footprint than I currently have. Make sure you charge at a set of stairs and ride up them - once you realize there's really nowhere you can't go on it, the possibilities really start opening up.

Mountain town, big city, flatlandia, middle of nowhere, they're all fun on a fat bike, regardless of the time of year.


As for racks, I stole this picture from a Google image search, turns out it's from MTBR. They cut an old axle (9mm front works best in my experience), and added whatever washers/nuts (cone washers look nicer than their picture shows) they had to get 17.5mm on each side. Then put a rear skewer through it to hold it all together. Doesn't lock, but if you can put this together, you can surely come up with a way to lock your bike to your roof if you need to.