New Foes Mutz

Interesting... Who makes a 150mm travel fat bike fork? I thought the Bluto was like 100mm?

SingleSpeedSteven said:

Interesting... Who makes a 150mm travel fat bike fork? I thought the Bluto was like 100mm?

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Manitou and Wren

*OneSpeed* said:

Manitou and Wren

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Damn, fat biking must have come a long way since I had my Fatboy. I had no idea they were making stuff like that.

No entiendo. I'm not sure what niche this bike is trying to fill. A 65 HTA and 150mm travel on a full fat doesn't sound appealing to me at all, given that fatties are normally weapons of choice in inclement weather and conditions and are not high speed bombers. That's a whole lotta gyroscopic inertia to try wrangling around when you're giving it the onion. Hope they spec it with retina-detaching brakes.

BadgerOne said:

No entiendo. I'm not sure what niche this bike is trying to fill. A 65 HTA and 150mm travel on a full fat doesn't sound appealing to me at all, given that fatties are normally weapons of choice in inclement weather and conditions and are not high speed bombers. That's a whole lotta gyroscopic inertia to try wrangling around when you're giving it the onion. Hope they spec it with retina-detaching brakes.

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Yeah, it's a niche market for sure, and that's before you add in the MUSA price tag.

Aside from standard applications some people prefer full suspension fatties in areas that are dry and rocky, or just for general trail riding. 27.5x3.8-4.0 for example is a nice tall tire that's not too heavy while offering a massive contact patch and lots of grip. Add in a well designed frame and 150mm of suspension and you've got a pretty badass setup that will probably do things in places that other bikes just can't. Sounds fun if I lived in that type of terrain, but I don't.

Good looking bike, I bet it's a hoot to ride.

Man their website is like stepping back in time. Looks like something I threw together in the 90s that being said the bike looks fun

Muggsly said:

Man their website is like stepping back in time. Looks like something I threw together in the 90s that being said the bike looks fun

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Yeah, it seems they were kinda relying on the ridefatbikes.ca website, but that had some errors and misleading information too, it is since better, but still kind of a mess. Not sure why they wouldn’t put out more on their own website. Bike is pretty solid though. Didn’t have my other bike ready and raced it last week to 7th overall in an XC. Not my first choice for that, but bike is fun to ride.

Just increasing font would be a positive; squinting w/ my readers even when it's magnified. Lulz.

Not just yet, but I could see being interested in a bike like this in the future. Fat exploring is fun and eventually most of us succumb to wanting a bit of squish to take the edge off. But for now, my Wozo meets the need.

Who's buying this? I thought FS fat bikes were a fad that came and went.

I have ridden a full suspension fat bike since 2016 as my main ride all year round. I never thought it would love it so much. I, don't know how fast it is, but it is the most fun bike I've riden. When I first got it I was faster in the downhill, felt more planted and better traction. Granted it's no mutz that is my dream bike.

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OK I have an old 2006 Foes FXR and I love it. Its a well built frame, was my main bike till it got older and then I got an Ibis. I have a Salsa Bucksaw full suspension fat bike that is my main bike. I love it. Its taken over as my main bike from my Ibis (Mojo HD) and Foes(old main). As mentioned that full sus fatty is planted, stable, smooth ride and climbs (traction) great. Its not "fast" or light but Im not racing anyone. Im riding for exercise that is fun. The full sus fat bike does it for me. I also live where a fat bike make sense eastern sierra, we get snow and summer time decomposed granite (sand). I ride it all year long. I may get a Foes Mutz frame one day for a replacement when the salsa bucksaw dies.

VTSession said:

Who's buying this? I thought FS fat bikes were a fad that came and went.

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those who march to the beat of their own drum

VTSession said:

Who's buying this? I thought FS fat bikes were a fad that came and went.

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I'm tired of getting beat up on local trails where hikers post-hole right after a snow or when the trail is soft. It also works well in the Fall shoulder season as stuff ices up and it's nice to have the big tires to grip roots and the like. I got 7th overall in a race, expert and intermediate class, a few weeks ago, so it can't be all that bad. I don't think it was due to the DH performance, more conditioning, but even still, it's pretty easy to ride and put in miles and makes a lot of stuff more pleasurable. Drops and jumps in the winter time. I'll probably build a 29er wheelset for summer and use it as such, in concert with my other summer bikes.

VTSession said:

Who's buying this? I thought FS fat bikes were a fad that came and went.

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You know that you can run non fat wheels/tires on the frames right?

Both my bucksaw and fatillac has a winter setup and summer setup.

Maybe I should add a Foes to the collection.

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*OneSpeed* said:

Manitou and Wren

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Lets not include Wren, that's a bad idea, but I think a Dorado reduced would be super fun!

I had a couple Mutz, as well as a Fatillac, they were fun bikes, used multiple wheel sets depending on the season.

The Fatillac has a better suspension and shorter chainstays, but seat post insertion was a touch short as was reach.

I have fond memories of riding the Mutz at the bike park

Would I buy another one, with the new geo, hmmmmm