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[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Do you ride in sand often?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Rarely and almost never by necessity. I needed the wide tires for snow originally but I've barely touched my other bike since.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago
[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's just overall more fun bike to ride compared to my acoustic hard tail. It's like driving a tank and it goes quite literally anywhere. The electric assist then helps just enough to make it not feel like you're dragging a car tire behind you. I guess it's also worth noting that I almost exclusively ride hiking trails. Where I live it tends to be quite wet most of the year too. Being able to float over mud-pits is rather useful.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Do those tires not work well in sand? That's the #1 reason I've been looking for a fat tire electric.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Fat tires are far better in sand than any other kind of tire. Sand and snow is what they're essentially designed for. Lowering down the tire pressure makes a huge difference too.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Whew! Thought I was way off in my thinking. Here in Florida, even the deep woods can get sandy. There's one solid inch of topsoil, then it's sand all the way to China.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

And you currently have more snow than we do in Canada lol.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

How do you find the traction?

I have studded tires for the snow.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I too have studded tires now. I made a thread about this a while back.

Snow is not an issue with tires like that. On ice the size doesn't help a bit though, thus the studs.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Cool, I'll look back to find that thread.

Thanks!

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