A Pugsley with 29er wheels and street tires makes a nice road bike, similar to the Krampus/ECR. For the nasty stuff, install the wide tires and float over snow, sand, rocks and roots. Wide tires provide suspension when the trail gets rough. No annual shock rebuilds or worrying about finding repair parts in a couple years when the manufacturer stops providing support. Fat bikes are very versatile.
Jason Cloutier Pawtucket, RI On Thursday, December 5, 2013 2:43:45 PM UTC-5, Anne Paulson wrote: > > I test-rode the ECR's father, the Surly Krampus, also with 3" tires. > I'm very seriously eyeing it. The only place where it failed was deep > dry beach sand (like a sand dune). It just ate up everything else. > > For serious snow you might want a Pugsley (4" tires). From what I've > learned, a Krampus/ECR rides like a mountain bike and is fine on the > road, but a Pugsley gives away more when it's not on difficult stuff. > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Deacon Patrick > <lamon...@mac.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > > > > I am seriously eyeing a 3" Surly ECR both for improved range in snow, > sand, > > and for being able to ride more of the rough-stuff trails. > > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
