ChiefBroom
Member
My wife's b'day present to me in '94 (when I clocked 41) was a new Yo Eddy! I picked it after riding at least a dozen bikes. It was the last I tried, and it blew everything else away. I was wearing an ear-to-ear grin within 50 yard. We lived in Littleton, Co at the time, and I had great trails and lots of fine days to ride them waiting outside my backdoor (literally). I tempted myself to buy a Ti in '96 or '97, but that never materialized. We moved back to the KC area in '04, and I hadn't ridden since until a couple weeks ago. Dusting off my Fat and thinking about what I might to to/for/with it led to finding this site.
The trails here aren't great (understatement). Ticks and run amock poison ivy are chief the off-road thrills. And now I'm about to turn 54. The Yo Eddy! is getting to be (maybe always was) quicker than my reflexes. I still love it, but it might be nice to have something else a little more suited to rides on asphalt. I've put feelers out for a Ti, which I always wanted. Some recent posts here make me wonder whether a Buck Shaver or Wicked Lite might be a better choice. I weigh 150. I'm fit, like things that are spirited and responsive, am occasionally still aggressive (or try to be), but am not a competetor.
I'd welcome any thoughts. The only Fat I've ever ridden is mine. The MTB I had before it was an '88 Fisher, which didn't suck. I've toyed with the idea of getting a road frame, but I don't like skinny tires very much. I'd love to stable another Fat.
The trails here aren't great (understatement). Ticks and run amock poison ivy are chief the off-road thrills. And now I'm about to turn 54. The Yo Eddy! is getting to be (maybe always was) quicker than my reflexes. I still love it, but it might be nice to have something else a little more suited to rides on asphalt. I've put feelers out for a Ti, which I always wanted. Some recent posts here make me wonder whether a Buck Shaver or Wicked Lite might be a better choice. I weigh 150. I'm fit, like things that are spirited and responsive, am occasionally still aggressive (or try to be), but am not a competetor.
I'd welcome any thoughts. The only Fat I've ever ridden is mine. The MTB I had before it was an '88 Fisher, which didn't suck. I've toyed with the idea of getting a road frame, but I don't like skinny tires very much. I'd love to stable another Fat.