OT: What would happen if ...
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:49 pm
... I put a long-ish travel fork on my OO Fatty?
Since a Big Bro moved in my beloved Series 1 OO Fatty has sat untouched next to my Whyte S150 in the secure lock up in my garden. It is the one bike I will never sell, but the Big Bro is such a rollicking good ride I just keep choosing it. I rolled the Fatty out on the weekend and gave the chain a bit of a clean, then put it back. And I've ridden the Whyte twice in the past year: once at Bike Park Wales. It's a far better bike than I am a rider, but I've lost the urge for GNAR and I'm thinking of selling.
Then I got to thinking: let's bring them together. The Fatty went quite well for years as a 29er. The fork is an easy swap over and I could leave the 650B+ on the back for a bit of rear end comfort and additional weirdness. Yes. A plan. Sure, the handling might be interesting on the first ride, but I'm pretty sure it will result in a nice rowdy hardtail.
So I'm gonna do it. Just for gigs. Pics will follow.
In the meantime, anyone got a hybrid beastie story to share?
Since a Big Bro moved in my beloved Series 1 OO Fatty has sat untouched next to my Whyte S150 in the secure lock up in my garden. It is the one bike I will never sell, but the Big Bro is such a rollicking good ride I just keep choosing it. I rolled the Fatty out on the weekend and gave the chain a bit of a clean, then put it back. And I've ridden the Whyte twice in the past year: once at Bike Park Wales. It's a far better bike than I am a rider, but I've lost the urge for GNAR and I'm thinking of selling.
Then I got to thinking: let's bring them together. The Fatty went quite well for years as a 29er. The fork is an easy swap over and I could leave the 650B+ on the back for a bit of rear end comfort and additional weirdness. Yes. A plan. Sure, the handling might be interesting on the first ride, but I'm pretty sure it will result in a nice rowdy hardtail.
So I'm gonna do it. Just for gigs. Pics will follow.
In the meantime, anyone got a hybrid beastie story to share?