Greg1600

I will admit....if I lived in a climate/area that even remotely justified the need for a FAT BIKE I would jump all over it. Mountain bikes were a transformation of what was currently available. It hardly met the needs of what they were trying to accomplish but ....ignorance is bliss. We worked with what we had. Since then the mountain bike has become a marvel of dedicated purpose. My issue.....is the exploitation of case specific bicycle catagories. I love the fact that bicycles have become so broken down that I can send a client out the door with THE right bike. My issue resides in the fact that I've seen too many fat bike owners riding down the STREET with their wives on a sunny Saturday afternoon???? I feel that the bicycle industry has failed these people. Sure, you cant convince them that the FAT bike goes against everything the modern day mountain bike is trying to attain. Efficiency, capability, confidence, and cost effective recreation? Sorry, but if I'm not buyin it...I'm not sellin' it. My goal is to make sure that the customer gets into the right bike....not the bike that tops the charts in popularity. Bikes these days are purpose driven...my first question is "what type of riding do you do"? Based on where I live....I've yet to find myself in the position to recommend a FAT bike. It's a trend and I will treat it as such

Haven't really dug into this bike much just yet but looks very much like a Transition TR450.