I first rode a fat tire ebike several years ago, and I admit at the time I had my…. reservations. I’ve been riding mountain bikes since the 1990s, even raced for a bit, and the thought of those balloon tires being a weight, handling and frankly stylistic liability had kept me far, far away from fat tire bikes. How wrong I was.
While not as sharp-handling as a bike with regular tires, it turns out fat tire bikes are just the ticket for conquering crumbling urban infrastructure and the Northwest’s often muddy off-road areas. And yes, they can make their way down a mountain bike trail as
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