Today is a 2fer! with a couple of videos from the Mariposa Fat Bike Trail system near Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Proof positive that fat-bikes are not just for snow, which is a good thing! Heck, here in the Midwest we haven’t even had any real snow this year!
From New Mexico Outside – https://www.youtube.com/@NewMexicoOutside – Dig!
Jumps, bridges and teeters and narrow singletrack. The upper mesa trails are friendly to non fat bikes but anything in the badlands and arroyos are FAT BIKE SPECIFIC to preserve the trails. Please respect the fat bike zone. There are plenty of miles and trails on the upper mesa for skinner tires and more stable soil.
Why fat bikes?
With a fat bike you are not limited on the tire width. You can run up to 5 inch wide tires. Fat-bikes are like monster trucks, the Jeep’s of the bike world. They can go anywhere and are unlimited compared to our skinny tire bikes. You can ride through all four seasons and all surface types on the same bike. With minimal trail impact. Snow, sand dunes, arroyos, cobblestone river beds, slick rock, hard pack, you name it. Plus, they help build/roll in the trail. So you’re actually doing trail maintenance as you ride. Smoothing out all those skinny tire mud ruts is an extra bonus for your local singletrack.
Our goal is to inspire more people getting outside and encourage adding a fat bike to the quiver. Go explore more places and have less of an impact while riding in sandy softer soils. Broaden your horizons with a nice fat-bike. Explore the many miles of sandy arroyos and dunes in the southwest without pizza cutting through the desert crust (“pizza cutting” increases erosion).
Here are some fat-bikes in the wild deserts of New Mexico. Mariposa Fat Bike Trail system. Keep singletrack single and tread lightly. The desert takes a very long time to heal and vegetation doesn’t recover like it does in greener areas.
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