HereWeGoAgain
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Hi. I've nothing to add as I'm a relative notice; I do bout 12 miles a day four days a week on a "fat tyred" bike.
I took cycling up after I did my Achilles playing basket ball...which I took up age 55.......played social for about three years. I have a Giant Trance downhill but for around town I use this one...
(not actual but much the same).
I don't ride on roads except to cross them so stick to bikepaths(combo or cement and light scrub). It's not all that heavy but I'm a big bloke with some back trouble..(bloody back spasms) . It suits me. (current age 61.)
Greg
Quick question Greg, do you get more rolling resistance (harder to pedal) on the fat tired bike than you got with a mountain bike? I've seen these things around and have considered getting one with the bigger wheels and fat tires like the one you showed for mountain biking. The tires look like they could handle some pretty stout terrain.
Yes, but it's quite surprising how steady it goes. It's slower than the hard and soft tails I have but I'm not looking to do any fast times; just cruising. Sounds loud on the concrete when you get a bit of speed up..especially going down hills but there are plenty of gears and I just get into a groove. Plus I have legs like tree trunks. getting on and off paths is easy; I borrowed my son's bike once and went to mount the path from grass; the wheel went the direction of the rise in the path from the grass; I went straight ahead. Not a problem with the fat tyres.
Greg
Your front chain rings reflect the rolling resistance.