The rumors started yesterday. Salsa’s working on a double-suspension fat bike. “Oh, goody,” thought I. “Sheldon Brown’s not dead and it’s April 1st. This is awesome on so many levels!” As it turns out, I was only dreaming about waking from a bad dream. Affix your dull stare here. Seriously, how much squishy can one cyclist need? A lot, apparently. The cycloblogosphere is full of “OMG! Shiny!” today.
On a more serious note, I’ve always been a proponent of strong property rights. In other words, it’s your money and you can spend it however you want. However, HOWEVER, I do reserve full rights to point and laugh.
Maybe this will hit the market one day and someone will mount a Brooks B135 on it with a Thudbuster. It’s only fitting.
I’m getting one and putting my brooks B.190 on it!
HAHA!!
Don’t forget the Thudbuster!
I can’t get the page to load. I really want to see it! It sounds fun and absurd. Nothing wrong with that!
One of the Salsa photos is at the top of this here: http://g-tedproductions.blogspot.com/2012/01/fat-bike-full-suspension.html and there are more here: http://www.dirtragmag.com/webrag/more-salsa-full-suspension-fatbike-details-photos
All it needs is 11-speed electronic shifting.
Don’t forget yer Softride stem, too.
I am perfectly happy with the built-in squish of the 4″ tires on my Mukluk. But, then again, I am perfectly happy with the built-in squish of any tires, on bicycles, and no longer ride with the extra weight of suspension components. That’s one of the advantages of being a slow mountain biker: You can ride a simpler, lighter bike.