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Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:45 am
by summittoppler
As I'm stuck inside like most other folk it got me thinking about when I could get out to make my next film. Then again as I've got the time I thought why not put something together with the footage I've already got.
So a lot of people ask why do you use a fatbike when a 'normal' bike if fine?
Hence my new film, Why Fatbike? I hope you enjoy it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kByfoQltuM

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:56 am
by ton
enjoyed that.

i dont ride a fat bike, but i do ride a 29+ bike. main reason is that the strength and support from a large tyre/wider rim works fantastic with a much heavier rider like myself.

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:05 pm
by JimmyG
A fellow fat bike fan here (among other types of bike :smile: ) and I enjoyed that little 'highlights reel' of your previous adventures. Keep em coming mate!

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:22 pm
by summittoppler
Cheers for the positive feedback guys!

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 4:15 pm
by 99percentchimp
Some great highlights there Jeff... nice :-bd

Like the shot into the low sun and rear wheel slide. :grin:

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 4:26 pm
by fatbikephil
:-bd
***sigh***

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:26 pm
by JohnClimber
Enjoyed that one Jeff.

I even made the cut twice :-bd

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:34 pm
by summittoppler
Cheers lads! :-bd

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:37 pm
by gairym
Nonsense! Silly fad bikes.

No way the 'sport' will gather a fanatical crowd of zealous practitioners :lol:

Viva la fatbike!!!

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:29 pm
by Escape Goat
Cheers jeff mate. I'm going to watch that in my garden.

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 11:45 pm
by ootini
As always Jeff, a great video.

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:39 pm
by summittoppler
Cheers lads, can't wait to get back to some of them locations! :-bd

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:39 pm
by barney
great film Jeff, I even made a cameo. :-bd

must get back to Newborough for another trip.

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:47 pm
by Captain Fizz
If I was swithering before, now I am convinced.....thanks Jeff.
I'm leaning towards the Sonder Vir Fortis......any thoughts?

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:55 pm
by oreocereus
I've walked some of those areas you're cycling. Can't imagine riding them! Fatbike starts to make sense..

PS what are you editing your footage with? The black borders around the exported video are because the frame size of your sequence settings don't match the size of your source footage :)

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:53 pm
by summittoppler
Cheers
Yep itching to get back to Newborough myself!
As for the Vir Vortis, it looks the part. I think there's a couple on here who has one? Fat bikes are so much fun!
with regard to my editing software, I use Pinnacle Studio 21. I hadn't changed out so was puzzled to see the black bit around the edge. Will make sure I check the end part before exporting next time.

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:59 pm
by oreocereus
Never used that software, but most NLEs refer to the editing space as a timeline, and the specific assembly of clips as a "sequence" (or something to that effect) - you'll be wanting to make sure that the settings for the sequence and export match the frame size of the source footage :) (or your source footage is scaled up/down to the sequence size)

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:06 pm
by TheBrownDog
I liked that a lot, thanks. I put my fat wheel/tyres back on my OO Fatty a couple of weeks ago. They're heavy, slow, like to bump steer madly and really don't belong on a cross country hack around the Chilterns. But I just love riding them. And I don't know why.

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:43 am
by voodoo_simon
Nice! Enjoyed that :-bd

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:38 pm
by summittoppler
Cheers lads, glad it brought some enjoyment :-bd

Re: Why Fatbike?

Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:26 pm
by Alpinum
Indeed a lovely video :-bd

We have lots in common; I too love how the fatbike opens up areas and conditions where and when a regular bike would mean walking (at a slower pace than riding).
How we can ride where we wouldn't have thought it be possible. Even after more than some years I get caught by surprise how unbelievably capable a good fatbike is. How often I think to myself "I don't think I can do it" and then it just happens.

A paradigm shift. That's what the fatbike is. Besides many other things.

Then this comes to mind too, (that time I had just started building up my first fatbike - Muru Witjira classic):

https://ianbarrington.com/2013/11/12/of ... peditions/

So yeah, 6 years of fatbiking in snow or in the desert and I still feel like I've just started exploring it's possibilities.

That said, I still find it awfully clown-like to ride on regular mtb stuff :oops:

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Here's our cow charging Karl enjoying the Swiss Alps in winter at about 2000 m.a.s.l.:
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Yep, feckn love it!

Sorry, this was (once again) a bit egocentric, but your vid did take my directly to my deep rooted pleasure in riding fatbikes. Thanks Jeff!