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W00t?!

Thank you Matt!

Holy crap. It's an epidemic.

Well the claim that they will float over 3' of powder snow might be stretching it a bit.

Love bd!

Ahhhh.... WOW.... there's your best fat bike for the $$$

What's up with the front rim? Is it really that wide or some sort of optical illusion???

Heads are going to explode.

dvn said:

What's up with the front rim? Is it really that wide or some sort of optical illusion???

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Looks like the old Choppers US hundies.

what's the catch? the unpublishable weights?
Why the wholesale dump?
hmmmn.

dvn said:

What's up with the front rim? Is it really that wide or some sort of optical illusion???

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If you look at the specs, they show two different widths on the rims. The front rim is probably 4 1/4 inches and the rear is 3"... Then it's probably cheaper to drill two rows of round holes than to CNC a big oblong hole like a Clownshoe.

MiniTrail said:

two rows of rim holes has to be better
surprised no one else mentioned that

me thinks it's just the picture

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IDK. They do list the rims as: ALLOY RIM, 26"x3.0-4 1/4" Could be rear = 3.0" and front = 4 1/4" width :eekster:

rideit said:

what's the catch? the unpublishable weights?
Why the wholesale dump?
hmmmn.

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Its not anything funny going on... its bikes direct... they sell all their bikes at just over cost.

And if you want to get on a fatbike, who cares about the weight at that cost. I'm guessing under 40, maybe 38... still a million times better than the walgoose. Hydro brakes... good name brand tires.

...yeah, I just sent the link to my brother in-law...he's "fat curious" but won't commit a ton of cash...

rideit said:

what's the catch? the unpublishable weights?
Why the wholesale dump?
hmmmn.

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It's called marketing, they're selling it at exactly the price they intend to sell it at.
We have a stores here that will import product just for the weeks the ad runs in the paper, then claim it's on sale... it's sorta like that

Otherwise, I would say my (kids/wifes) next fatbike would likely be On-One or BD at this point, but not for me.
Of my bikes I bought new 3/4 were LBS bikes and the 4th I built myself. I would only replace my Fatbike frame, not the whole bike.

BD puts out some excellent bikes at lower price points than what the LBS can deliver

As someone who was strongly considering a Mukluk 3 as my best choice on the lower end of the price-range... I'm now even more strongly considering this Motobecane thingamajig. It might not look as sharp, but it seems decent, and is half the price.

Had I not just purchased an One One Fatty, I would have been all over this. Could have got a Pro and a Comp for the price of what mine cost after building. Hell, pick up the Pro, and purchase the Carver suspension fork, for under 2 bills. Good job Bikes Direct.

Looking at the specs, are they using 135mm hubs?

The wally-worlders will be all over those.

Its awesome you guys have somewhere like BD to fill the gaps in :thumbsup: