We made our journey home again in one day and it was a long one. We did no side trips this year on the way home. It was also the best I ever felt on the drive home. We arrived home around 10pm and just took the things out of the van that we absolutely needed. Michelle and I both had to be to work in the morning. Although we had a great vacation it was good to be home. We are already planning next years vacation. We would like to spend a week in Marquette next year and we are looking at renting a home for that time. We are praying that this works out.
JJ really wants to do the Soft Rock next year. So we have started training for that. I hope he stays motivated? This has led to some changes here with our bikes as well as Brendan outgrowing his. There will be more on this in my next post.
Fat Bikes were on display at the arena for the Expo during packet pick up. They were also raffling one off.
Specialized Fat Boy
Mukluk for Raffle.
Single Speed Mukluk Single Speed!
Salsa Beargrease Carbon
There are so many things happening at this time in the development of Fat Bikes. Carbon, front suspension and even full suspension fat bikes. When Surly came out with the Pugsley years ago I wanted one as I did a lot of winter riding. I just never picked one up. The Fat Bike was looked at as a fad just as the 29er had been some years prior. Now the Fat Bike is becoming main stream and things are just blowing up in their development. It is very interesting to watch and very tempting to get a second one.
Another Fat Bike will be in my future. However, I think I will set back and see what things become the standard before purchasing a new one. This will also give me time to save for the one I really decide on. Hub size at this time is so in the air. I anticipate that a 150 front and 190 rear hub will become the standard. This hub standard and the ability to run the largest tires possible would also allow these bikes to run 29+ wheels and tires making this a very versatile bike. All the major companies are now sporting fatties in their lineups and many are coming out in carbon!
It will be interesting to see what happens in the development of these bikes over the next year!
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