Fat Bike Suspension Or Rigid

A rigid fat tire bike has no suspension other than what the tires provide.

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. Because most of these bikes use four to five inch wide tires and because you typically run those. 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. Cannondale now offer the lefty olaf as a suspension option on their high end fat caad 1.

While some still prefer a rigid fork tires don t quite offer the same type of suspension that a well tuned suspended fork does. Most riders find the squish of the fatbikes sufficient. Travel is from 80 mm to a whopping 150 with the capability of running a 5 05 tire. Front suspension fat bikes have its fans me but others want to go all out and get full suspension on their fat bike.

Most fat bikes ride on tires that are 3 8 to 5 wide. These bikes use a suspension fork with springs or hydraulics which makes for a smoother ride especially on downhill. Without question it makes for a very comfortable experience and most riders feel like they are in better overall control. Buying a fat bike can sometimes feel.

There is no suspension to suck it up you get instant. The full suspension mountain bike covers up a lot of mistakes while you ride. It is not as common as one would think but there are ways to get this setup. Most fat bikes come with rigid forks without any form of suspension.

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. So if you want a more comfortable ride you can simply deflate them. Many riders think suspension on a fat bike is redundant because of massive tires that soak up any vibrations bumps rocks and roots on the trails. The adjustable rebound knob on the right fork keeps the damping in check and the lockout can make the fork rigid when needed.

Also called hardtail suspension because the rear has no suspension. While fat bikes were originally invented for that purpose riders are now using fat bikes all year round. As the math works 17 5 x 2 135 170mm they were eventually able to have 170mm hubs made and this became the standard.