# Fat bikes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 13, 2015, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bikes/725011 "2015-07-13T03:43:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alex\_from\_CB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@Alex\_from\_CB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_from_CB)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bikes/725011/21 "2015-07-14T19:19:14Z")
I was up at the bike shop at the beach town I mostly live at… (CB=Cocoa Beach) where I 1st saw a fat tire bike. Asked the shop owner what was the advantage to the fat tires? He said, “it looks cool.” Was the ride softer? Nope, but it looks cool. How about on the beach? It must ride better. Nope. It’s harder to pedal on both street and beach, but it sure looks cool. Now, I have a very cool bike. A silver, aluminum 29er. Of course, no fenders and totally clean of any paint, writing or stickers. Has the handle bars turned up and is a 7 speed. When I cruise into the beach bar just a half mile from the house on my silver 29er, it’s almost always the coolest bike at the rack. But on the rare occasion there is a fat tire up there, I feel jealous, I must say. They are friggin’ cool. Check the Walmart website. They have them from $200 to $300. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bikes/725011/22 "2015-07-14T20:26:22Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > What’s the max pressure on those tires? Max is 30, I use 20 +or -1 to 3 normally. When I ride on the beach I go down to 8-10. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bikes/725011/23 "2015-07-14T20:27:54Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Cool. Is it a LOT harder than a regular bike to pedal on pavement? For me not so much. I’m a big guy and a big bike is what I wanted. It is somewhat harder after 10-12 miles but part of the reason I bought it is for the exercise. My catrike is easier to use and if I want to go 30-50 miles on pavement it is my first choice. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bikes/725011/24 "2015-07-14T20:30:11Z")
> [@Alex\_from\_CB](#): > > I was up at the bike shop at the beach town I mostly live at… (CB=Cocoa Beach) where I 1st saw a fat tire bike. Asked the shop owner what was the advantage to the fat tires? He said, “it looks cool.” Was the ride softer? Nope, but it looks cool. How about on the beach? It must ride better. Nope. It’s harder to pedal on both street and beach, but it sure looks cool. > > Now, I have a very cool bike. A silver, aluminum 29er. Of course, no fenders and totally clean of any paint, writing or stickers. Has the handle bars turned up and is a 7 speed. When I cruise into the beach bar just a half mile from the house on my silver 29er, it’s almost always the coolest bike at the rack. But on the rare occasion there is a fat tire up there, I feel jealous, I must say. They are friggin’ cool. > > Check the Walmart website. They have them from $200 to $300. FWIW, I had to do a lot of work after it arrived. The assembly should not be too much but the handlebars were wrong and the front tire was on backwards. I added a cruiser seat and better pedals as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bikes/725011/25 "2015-07-14T20:51:23Z")
> [@Alex\_from\_CB](#): > > I was up at the bike shop at the beach town I mostly live at… (CB=Cocoa Beach) where I 1st saw a fat tire bike. Asked the shop owner what was the advantage to the fat tires? He said, “it looks cool.” Was the ride softer? Nope, but it looks cool. How about on the beach? It must ride better. Nope. It’s harder to pedal on both street and beach, but it sure looks cool. Not all bicycle shop owners are very knowledgeable about every product they carry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-bikes/725011.md?page=1)