- Morning trainiacs,
we have a moderately,
exciting day, kinda big,
this is always a fun day.
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That's right, It's new bike day,
Now I'm fairly certain that this is,
a Canyon dude fat bike
out with a lot of people not being able to travel,
this winter there's probably gonna be a lot more people,
that are buying fat bikes,
this is why my bike shop tells me.
So, if you are looking at getting a fat bike,
I'll explain to you the complete beginner's guide
to getting set up with your first fat bike,
whose fat bike just number two for me?
But I'm from Winnipeg, so I'm like a pro.
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So why and plus one yourself another bike?
Well,
this is not a replacement for a mountain bike,
mountain bikes are very technical,
they're meant to be written in really gnarly trails.
Now you can ride this in really gnarly trails,
but Eew!
It's not really necessary,
I think mountain bike is a much better tool for that.
What this is for is,
if you are looking at doing a lot of riding on a beach,
or in the snow like this,
that's what it's for.
So the average person who lives in a really good climate,
you probably don't need this,
it's fun, but not necessarily.
What I like to use this for is not really technical riding,
save that for the mountain bikes.
I use this for just the easy,
zone two,
one hour two hour rides,
that's about it.
Just getting out,
and not doing everything indoors,
when it doesn't need to be super specific like,
I'll use Zwift, or interval workouts during the week,
I'll use this for general run hour recovery rides,
or a two to three hour ride on the weekend.
So don't think of this as a replacement,
or a mountain bike whatsoever,
think about it as a tool
to still be able to ride outside,
in snowy,
or muddy,
or Sandy conditions,
and not have to do everything inside,
and don't expect to do really key efforts in this.
Great workout,
for more because it's just long grinding,
locating strength effort,
as opposed to hitting intervals,
hitting high power, you gonna do much.
Wheels have so much resistance,
and just by nature,
you end up with a very grinding kinda work.
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Here's the nice part about that in my opinion,
because it's a just kind of a fun tool,
it's not meant for really specific training,
or definitely not performance,
you can go way, way down in budget.
I've seen guys that ride with us,
and they've been riding for two years on a bike,
that's 900 bucks.
They make some alterations to the wheels,
which I'll explain in a little bit,
to get the performance really good,
but the basics of what you need are disc brakes,
because that's a lot of wheel to stop,
the right fit and the right size tires,
besides that, you don't need a whole a lot.
You can use your winter boots,
you can use platform pedals,
you can use an aluminum frame,
because even if you go down to a carbon frame, guess what?
It's still gonna be really, really heavy,
like really heavy.
Well, this is certainly nice,
unlike the dropper post is a nice luxury
as you're going up and down hills.
It's not necessary really just to get out,
and be on your bike,
you need a lot less bikes.
So, I don't recommend getting like the $400 Costco bikes,
I definitely recommend getting a bike
from a reputable supplier,
like these are less than $3,000,
you can find some bikes for around a thousand to $1,500,
those are perfectly fine,
stick with getting a bike that's in your budget,
that is made from a knowledgeable bike company,
a company that makes bikes.
Now wheel selection,
this is where the real secret sauce is,
so what I've got here is four inch wheels,
now to get a really good functioning bike,
you don't want the big five, five and a half,
four, and three quarter, those giant wheels.
A four inch wheel is what you want,
and you also don't need to stud these tires,
how you end up getting more traction,
is by actually decreasing the pounds per square inch
in the tire of what you fill it up to,
to somewhere in between about four,
and seven, really, really low,
and because it's so low,
most bike pumps aren't actually going to read that low,
so you gonna need a special tool
that reads really low PSI.
And to make the ride quality extra good,
one of the best things that you can do
for our mountain bikes, for gravel bikes,
for especially fat bikes,
is make the wheels,
and the tires tubeless,
take the tube out,
and fill it with sealant.
The reason that I makes such a big difference
with big tires like this,
is because rolling weight,
is amplified by about four times.
So in the case of these tubes,
which way like a pound to two pounds each,
you're talking about,
well upwards of the performance gains of
say eight to 16, or even 20 pounds,
depending on how big your tires are.
So that's almost a must,
and the change maybe costs you 60 bucks.
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So am gonna get back,
and tell you just a couple of the real quick tips
that I've found,
to make it a little bit more upgraded,
a little bit more enjoyable.
But the bottom line is, this is fun,
this is super fun,
you can go anywhere,
like literally anywhere, snowbank?
No problem, ditch?
No problem, you go over it like nothing.
The thing to know about is,
you not gonna get improper workouts.
I made the mistake last year,
of thinking I was gonna do,
my four hour endurance rides entirely on this,
or even two hours on this,
and then two hours
on Zwift at home after,
to make up a full four hour ride.
But this is just so strength focused,
that two hours, two and a half,
that's about what you wanna do.
So it's more just for getting out,
and being outside,
having another more fun option,
then nothing but indoor training.
I love my Zwift,
but it's all you've ever got for half a year,
a good stuff,
this is fun.
Guess you get that cooler sound.
So a few things,
first one is here, down here with the pedals,
I said that you can use flats by all means you can,
what I've ended up putting on here is egg beaters,
because there's tons of clearance,
so snow doesn't really build up,
and I like using knees, so I can clip in,
and use really, really big winter shoes
that are designed for fat biking,
so you took these,
don't get cold,
but the nice thing about this is
as you start doing a little bit more technical riding
with mountain bike people,
you can throw the bike around a little bit
with your foot clipped in.
Next thing is that lube on the chain should be dry loop,
not the normal lube that you ended up using
for your tri bike, or your road bike,
reason for that is that
dry lube it doesn't build up gunk,
as quickly as wet lube,
wet lube, when it gets dirty,
it gets muddy,
dry lube you gonna have to apply more times,
so you gonna have to just clean this with a towel,
take the lube,
and the little bit of dirt that's on there off,
and then reapply the dry lube more often,
but it's gonna stop it from getting really gunky.
Next thing is with the water bottle,
always if you're like most people are gonna use fat bikes,
riding in the winter,
you gonna want an insulated water bottle.
I learned that one the hard way,
when I ended up with two blocks of ice,
the very first time I went out for a ride,
so you've gotta have something insulated.
This, two hours later still cool.
And the final thing I'd recommend is
if you start getting into really cold like,
minus 12 Celsius,
or talking zero Fahrenheit,
or colder,
get a pair of Bar Mitts,
otherwise known as pogies.
The ones that I've got are made of neoprene,
so they're completely windproof,
they go over top of the bar here,
you end up securing them in,
so they're basically built in,
and then, you put your hand in,
and I actually all the way down
to almost the coldest temperatures possible.
I'll use just a little light glove inside here,
because this just stays nice and warm inside,
kinda like a wetsuit.
So that there's my new Canyon dude,
and comparison to the Trek fat bike that I had, it's good,
it's every last bit is good,
It's less expensive,
and once I end up tubeless sizing with tires,
it's gonna be performing nice light nimble.
Now in my opinion that's crucial
for anyone that is getting a fat bike,
so if you do end up getting a fat bike,
or you got a fat bike,
and you wanna learn
how to tubeless size the tires,
check out the video here,
and then the final thing is you gonna fall a lot.
But you're going slope,
so it's cool.
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