Just curious does anyone here ride regularly? I know Benson has some pretty good trails. Has anyone ridden a fat bike in the snow? I've heard they are really good there. I've been surfing the interweb, even seen some pretty cool electric ones. Just kinda wondered.
i'm not in your area of the world but I thought i'd give you some insight...
Not sure how much snow you guys get or how snowy those trails are...
For riding in winter terrain a fat bike is quiet useful due to low psi and more surface area through the tires, same principles apply to offroading. I used to find fat bikes expensive but with the advent of them, it does seem that they are going down on price, I saw a surly fat bike for sale on the classifieds for 1,000 this seemed less than a reality a few years ago.
The one detriment the fat bike has it's that they're typically heavy, adding a suspension fork is expensive (but having one can make for more fun riding when the snow goes)
An in between option is a 27.5+ bicycle, with a wheel diameter of 27.5 it's in between a 26 inch and a 29 inch mountain bike wheel, the + allows you to clear wider tires, up to 2.5 inches (I think). I have a 27.5 plus bike that was quiet a bit cheaper than a fat bike but with the right tires can go through similar terrain. My mistake was buying it in the wrong size. The advantage of these bikes is that the components are typically cheaper than the fat bike versions, the bike is lighter and can serve more as a mountain bike with the dual purpose of a winter bike, where as a fat tired bike usually ends up being more of a winter bike, and when it gets warm, people tend to look at riding a mountain bike.
