I m a specialized fanboy for road bikes but cannondale mtbs just fit me perfectly.
Fat bike or mountain bike reddit.
For what it s worth i m looking at the cannondale fat caad or surly wednesday for fat bikes and the cannondale beast of the east for a mid fat.
If you are riding for exercise and fun i would only recommend the fat bike from the off road capability to the sheer smile factor the fat bike brings it does take a little more effort but that to me is mainly felt in the getting up to speed.
Fat bikes also just make people happy.
They have no business being as quick as they are based on how they look.
If you ride more technical mtb trails with jumps and drops the mountain bike is much better.
I have a bbshd d fat bike.
Of course fat bikes are the best choice if you want to bike in the winter.
Fat bikes are the phil kessel of mountain biking.
Depends on the type of trail obviously but to just assume fat bikes are slow is a bit narrow minded.
Fat bikes are good on smooth singletrack in the summer.
All things fat bike.
I have a giant roam boardman mountain bike and on one fatty do 50 mile rides on each of them the fat bike is now my go to bike.
I just can t decide whether to go full fat or if something like a mid fat is a better choice.