Around the world on a fattie

[Specialist Hoprocker]

Just bumped into this fella getting up the hill at the end of my road. He's on a Salsa Backbarrow. Lovely fella, two days in. On the ferry to St Marlow tomorrow.

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/vh5dc-PRvmw

[gairym]

I'm a big fan of the humble fatbike but I can't think of a less suitable bike to find replacement parts for en route riding around the world.

From tyres and tubes to rims, hubs, the bb and cranks - you'll not find anything in any regular bike shops - all things that'll need replacing regularly as the miles accumulate.

Still, no doubt he'll have himself a grand adventure - good luck to him.....

[substandard]

Would love to know where he will be obtaining replacement tyres from

When I did gbduro, both my tyres were bald by the 2000km end after 9days!! Had to swap front to back halfway.

As above, lots of time for a fatbike, but tyres in particular would be an issue.

Cranks, you could use a 24mm spindle to utilise the most common shimano hollotech style bottom bracket and he’s on cable brakes which is one less thing to go wrong.

[ScotRoutes]

When Mark Beaumont did his America North-to-South, we were his LBS. We actually posted stuff out to him in Guatemala or Nicaragua - BB, BB tools, tyres etc.

[lune ranger]

Any modern bike is going to be hard to get spares for in large parts of the world. However, riding a fat bike is going to make it harder by an order of magnitude.
It’s all very well relying on getting spares posted in but you may be waiting a very long time on parts of the route this dude is riding.