Photo: Speedway Cycles Aluminum Fatback
Speedway Cycles now has an aluminum version of their Fatback frame/fork selling for $600 and it comes in sizes as small as 14″.
The Fatback uses:
- 100mm e-type derailleur
- 165mm rear hub spacing
- 135mm fork
- 120mm tire clearance – that’s 4.7″
- available in pink!
Lighter than the Pug, I guess. Maybe two pounds lighter? Wheels matter more, though. Can’t complain about aluminum road noise with tires that big, either!
Now if somone built a complete fat bike, so I could afford one… Surly told me to piss-off when I mentioned it.
I gotta get a fat bike!
It’ll probably be a Pugsley, but this is neat ooh
There may be no weight savings…it’s really impossible to tell without getting one on a scale. I’ve picked up lots of heavy aluminum frames and quite a few light steel ones.
Real men wear black.
but a real bad *ss to wear pink.
And I believe that’s what any fat tire bike is. A bad *ss bike.
In summary… the color is the coolest feature.🙂