Fat Biking in March.....

Well, I guess it was about time for me to get on a Fat Bike and give it a try ! yeap, I guess I have now crossed to the dark side #$@%@^
I rented a Fat from "Nomad" (awesome guy in Kijiji that homes deliver and pickup any sport equipment you may need). It was a heavy bike, but with studded tires and ok components (I wish I had a carbon one thought, specially for when I had to drag it up the hill after crashing and not been able to stay on my feet due to the icy patches !!).
I joined Amit and Andy for the adventure and we rode from Station Flats on Saturday morning. Rode up Pneuma, then up to Moose Mountain, down to Moose Packers, then Ridge Backs 1 and 2, then up Snakes and Ladders, down BobCat, up and crashes on Ridgeback 3 and 4, to finish at Station flats with a very muddy bike and clothes...
Having better studded tires would have made the difference, but it is a rental.. I like the fact that the heavy bike didn't weigh me down, although I was feeling the pain after a couple of hours.
There were some really muddy sections coming down Ridgeback 2, very difficult to shed that mud out of 4.0inches tires !!
Anyway, I may..... consider a fat bike to be added to my collection..




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