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Had a fun day in the beach w/ my Trek Farley CF. Want to change soon the tyres for widder options.

I got some great suggestions when I asked what upgrades to prioritize on this old fattie. TPU tubes (which I'd never heard of) and Jumbo Jims cut 800g from each wheel, making it much more fun to ride. A dropper seatpost (also a new one for me) has been a great addition despite having to route it weirdly. I also jazzed it up with some orange grips and pedals just for fun and got two matching bottle cages.

I'm loving riding this thing.

Got some duroc rims and wtb 3.0 29 rangers. Makes me feel FAST!

Nothing profound, just wanted to share the picture 🤓. Had a nice afternoon with my son doing some maintenance/spring cleaning on his favorite flow trail

I thought that I will wait for the winter for the tests, but I couldn't help myself. I had to build the fat bike in another frame and do some tests...

I just bought my norco bigfoot the day before valentines day as I'd just discovered how much fun fatbiking in snow was.

I was expecting it to be slow and boring to ride a fat bike without snow, but I was in for a shock. it was way more fun than riding my 29er hardtail, and stuff that was challenging on the 29er was no big deal on the bigfoot. those huge tires just roll over roots and rocks like they weren't there.

my son says I'm cheating and using a monster truck on mountain bike trails, because I was rolling over stuff he had to pick his way through.

the biggest surprise was that I could easily outrun him without trying too hard.

I'd still like to get a suspension fork, but one that will fit my tires on 27.5 wheels is as much as the bike cost new. I only find it could be am improvement a few times, compared to how bad riding is on a normal mountain bike without front suspension

On January 3-8 2025, I took six days to ride 350kms through Whiteshell Provincial Park, a portion of the Canadian Shield in southeast Manitoba. Through this region the Trans Canada Trail is disjointed: some sections are lost from no longer being maintained, and others are hiking-only. In summer this means long stretches of road riding. Winter, however, opens up other opportunities for traversing the rugged terrain as lakes, rivers, and wetlands are frozen over. Using routes for snowmobiles, ice fishing, trapping, and canoeing, I was able to connect the TCT segments from one end of the park to the other. There wasn’t enough snowpack yet for the Snoman trails to be open for snowmobiles, so I was able to safely travel their wide corridors and make use of the shelter cabins with rare encounters. The weather and scenery were gorgeous, and trail conditions offered a stimulating variety. Temperatures ranged from the -30s to just below freezing, so a full range of layering options were employed. Most water came from melting snow, though I also had a few resupplies at stores and restaurants. As climate change is shortening the window for other winter activities, and winter ultras further south are sometimes snow-less, I’d be keen to see more fat bikes come to the area.

https://youtu.be/HYt13aLmp8I?si=7UObO73ks0e-tRIE

As much as I’m itching to get out on my hardtail, I’m appreciative of the extra fatbike time