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flyboy330

flyboy330

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Personally, I love mountain biking. I've been doing trail mostly, and last summer I rode all the trails I could from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska. An I have recently taken an interest in Enduro. It is so exhilarating pumping up hill and jamming back down, launching off jumps and ripping around berms. It is also fantastic exercise ;)
My steed is a Trek Fuel ex 8. But I have my eye on a Slash next. Yeah, it is also much more expensive than my toy planes. lol
 
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes

Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes

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flyboy330 said:
Personally, I love mountain biking. I've been doing trail mostly, and last summer I rode all the trails I could from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska. An I have recently taken an interest in Enduro. It is so exhilarating pumping up hill and jamming back down, launching off jumps and ripping around berms. It is also fantastic exercise ;)
My steed is a Trek Fuel ex 8. But I have my eye on a Slash next. Yeah, it is also much more expensive than my toy planes. lol
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I have a Marin hardtail that I recently started taking out again. Took a bit of work getting it back in working order but I'm having a great time with it. I hadn't ridden in years and didn;t realize how much I actually like it.
 
flyingkelpie

flyingkelpie

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flyboy330 said:
Personally, I love mountain biking. I've been doing trail mostly, and last summer I rode all the trails I could from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska. An I have recently taken an interest in Enduro. It is so exhilarating pumping up hill and jamming back down, launching off jumps and ripping around berms. It is also fantastic exercise ;)
My steed is a Trek Fuel ex 8. But I have my eye on a Slash next. Yeah, it is also much more expensive than my toy planes. lol
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Slash is expensive!
 
whackflyer

whackflyer

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flyingkelpie said:
I sure would say their nearly equal! Except if its the Fuse fattie vs the Marin San Quentin. Plus bikes are better any day.
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Debatable. Fat bikes (2.6" and up) are heavier, don't roll as fast, and aren't near as snappy and precise as bikes with narrower tires. To me the 2.4 - 2.6 range is perfect. As a bike mechanic and salesman I see a lot of people buy fat bikes just because they like how they look, when in fact a standard width tire would be better. Fat bikes have their place such as in sand, mud, or just to get a smoother ride, but if your looking for precision and lower rolling resistance with less weight, don't get fat tires. They actually don't even make a fat Fuse at the present. As far as how the two bikes compare, the Marin is focused more on dirt jump/ park and slope style riding, whereas the Fuse is a really aggressive raw trail monster. If anything, the Spesh is a cleaner, slightly better build IMO.
 
BlockerAviation

BlockerAviation

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whackflyer said:
Debatable. Fat bikes (2.6" and up) are heavier, don't roll as fast, and aren't near as snappy and precise as bikes with narrower tires. To me the 2.4 - 2.6 range is perfect. As a bike mechanic and salesman I see a lot of people buy fat bikes just because they like how they look, when in fact a standard width tire would be better. Fat bikes have their place such as in sand, mud, or just to get a smoother ride, but if your looking for precision and lower rolling resistance with less weight, don't get fat tires. They actually don't even make a fat Fuse at the present.
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I agree as a guy who rides a stumpy 29 with 2.3s. I've demoed fatties and they don't really have a place on the techy stuff where I'm at.
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flyingkelpie

flyingkelpie

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whackflyer said:
Debatable. Fat bikes (2.6" and up) are heavier, don't roll as fast, and aren't near as snappy and precise as bikes with narrower tires. To me the 2.4 - 2.6 range is perfect. As a bike mechanic and salesman I see a lot of people buy fat bikes just because they like how they look, when in fact a standard width tire would be better. Fat bikes have their place such as in sand, mud, or just to get a smoother ride, but if your looking for precision and lower rolling resistance with less weight, don't get fat tires. They actually don't even make a fat Fuse at the present. As far as how the two bikes compare, the Marin is focused more on dirt jump/ park and slope style riding, whereas the Fuse is a really aggressive raw trail monster. If anything, the Spesh is a cleaner, slightly better build IMO.
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Yeah, I would agree with that for where you like to ride. I ride at Mt Kalatenee which is rather suited to plus bikes as it can get rough meaning if your going hardtail you need plus. I took my XC down some of the trails there. Not fun. I definitely would go with San Quentin in your position though as you sound like you ride on more groomed trails. Sadly I live in the "unflowy" zone. If I could pick I would live in Bright VIC.
 
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