I test drove the Vee Rubber Vee 8 4″ tire that came stock with my newest build of a Bullseye Monster Bluto Pro with a Biktrix BBS02. I was on the 72tpi wire bead version which retails at $68 but can be found for much less online. As I was riding I had the most…
I’ve been experimenting with tires lately as I’ve grown tired of paying $130 each for folding bead 120tpi Surly tires. A little voice in the back of my head keeps telling me that I shouldn’t be paying more for these a 2.5 lb fatbike tires than I do for the 11 ply E-Load-rated tires for…
I was looking for a larger front tire to mount in my most recent Deadeye conversion and did an ebay search for “folding bead fat bike tire“. I bid on a H-Billie 4.25 using auction stealer ( a last second sniping service ) and managed to get the tire for a mere $51 shipped. Although I…
There are 2 different ways to go tubeless with non-tubeless setups Using a Stan’s Notubes \ Orange Seal with a lightweight rim strip kit or Gorilla Tape and screw-on valve Ghetto tubeless using a split tube and Stans or Orange Seal The people that seem to have the most problems are the ones that do it…
With fat bikes it really is all about the tires. Great tires make a fatbike so much fun to ride, while a mediocre tire will constantly erode any good time you are trying to have. The Mission 4 tire comes in a 72tpi (<$50 street price shipped) and a folding bead 120tpi version (although I can’t…
Although I haven’t ridden the Nate 3.8 in snow, I bought one a couple of months ago from Treefort bikes for $70 (27tpi wire bead) and have ridden it pretty extensively in the woods. The version I bought was much heavier at 1730g than the higher quality ultralight 120tpi tires at 1350g but they are also…
I now have about 30 hours riding on the Dillinger 4 Studded fatbike tire in a wide variety of conditions from hard pack to powder to 4″ of slush. I can say in no uncertain terms that this tire is the best fatbike commuting tire to own if you are commuting with a fatbike on…
Better traction and lighter than running chains, the Surly Lou costs a bit more than slipnot chains at around $130 street price and ~1528g. The treads are monstrous at 7mm deep and this tire is the best one I’ve tried yet in deep powder. A couple of weeks ago I did a review on the Surly…
I got my Surly Bud 4.8 tire yesterday and took it for a spin. We got close to 12 inches of snow on top of several inches that were already on the ground making it pretty much impossible to ride in the powder with anything but a snowmobile. I decided to just ride in the…
One of my close friends commented that the weight of my wheelset on my fatbike was more than his entire 29er single speed. It’s not uncommon to put a single fatbike wheel/tire combo on the scale and have it tip 7 lbs. Weight in your wheels is the absolute worst place to have it on your…
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