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BICYCLING DECEMBER 2023 7 SMBA’S ALEX CENTOFRANCHI, DAVE WALTERS AND OWEN DOUGHERTY AT DANIELS ROAD. JOSH CLEVENSTINE Winter Fat Biking Getting Started, Best Bets and Pitching In SARATOGA SHREDDERS’ ANNA LALOË, RACHEL MORGAN AND DANIELLE MORIARTY AT KALABUS PERRY. By Josh Clevenstine Prior to the 2020 winter I was one of the many riders who pretty much hung up the bike after autumn daylight savings did its damage. Once the snow was on the ground, I snowboarded until spring. I still love snowboarding every Saturday through the season – this has NOT changed. But I HATED not being on my bike for almost six months of the year and having to restart the conditioning cycle in the spring. Each year, I was getting more frustrated by the end of mountain biking season. By autumn of 2019, I was more bummed about biking season ending than I was stoked for snowboard season starting. Finally, I “caved,” bought lights, a fat tire mountain bike, and I have NEVER regretted it. Hello year-round mountain biking and goodbye off-season! Fat Biking is an… odd… beast. You have to WANT the ride and you have to be stubborn. Many rides will have you grinning ear to ear blasting over the crisp frozen grippy snow. Each ride will be a little different based on the conditions, which can change mid-ride on you. Sometimes it’s just too warm out. If you find yourself sinking into soft snow and spinning your wheels barely getting anywhere, don’t keep going. Come back in a few hours or another day, when that wet soft snow has frozen and you can ride over it, not into it! There may be some rides you just don’t get to go on, it happens and it’s a bummer when it does. That’s when you have to remind yourself, it’s better to miss a ride or two in a warm spell, than miss months of riding without a fat bike! Gear and Apparel – I don’t want to go too heavy here on what kind of fat bike to get. Any fatty is better than nothing. I love my ‘21 Trek Farley 7. It comes with everything you could need: 1x drivetrain, dropper, fork, hydraulic disc brakes, and stud-ready 4.5” tires. I added a second wheel set so I could easily swap from non-studded tires to studs. If possible, transport your bike in your vehicle – road salt is hard on bikes! One of the toughest things to figure out is learning how to dress for the various levels of cold. Every person’s unique make up really shows in how they dress for winter riding. Some folks wear heavy winter jackets while only needing lightweight gloves and regular riding shoes. Others are the opposite. You’ve gotta find what works for you. I don’t need a great deal of extra heavy layers on my upper body and legs. Even on the coldest days or nights my sleeves are rolled up and my forearms are exposed. I sweat heavily so as long as I’m moving my body tends to keep itself pretty warm. Two layers of good wool shirts make up my top half. I carry a rolledup rain jacket on my pack in case of a mechanical issue; the jacket goes on while I tend to my bike so the cold wind doesn’t freeze my sweat and give me a bad time. On the bottom half I wear long jogging spandex and wool socks under my usual riding accoutrements. As with most fat bikers, my feet and hands are a challenge – both extremities get cold easily. On my hands I wear trigger finger mittens with glove liners underneath. The trigger finger mittens have treated leather on the outside to keep the wind and exterior moisture out. On cold days, I still put a warmer in each mitten between the mitt and my liner. Also key on this setup is that the layers/leather keep my sweaty hands from getting chilled by the wind. The trigger finger mittens are effective and allow me to brake, shift and operate my dropper while staying warm. I STRONGLY recommend this setup to others whose hands struggle in the cold. SARATOGA SHREDDERS’ ANNA LALOË AT THE SARATOGA FAT BIKE RALLY. ROSS MEALEY Some people go with bar mitts. These riders seem happy enough with their setup, but I can’t get my head around falling and potentially not being able to get my hands free as quick as possible. On my feet, I wear winter clipless boots with toe warmers. Regarding clipless pedal life in winter, I envy riders who are used to riding flats. If you’re putting your feet down repeatedly in the snow, See BICYCLING 9 ▶
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