Fat Bikes - Cooker Maxi (pictures)

hobbot
hobbot Posts: 37
edited January 2014 in Road general
Fat bikes are getting hot and big companies come to play. Cannondale bought UK-based Charge bikes and now retails Cooker Maxi via US Cannondale dealers. Here is one of them being unpacked here in New Jersey.

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Full gallery, specs and video here

Comments

  • cyclingsheep
    cyclingsheep Posts: 640
    It's all very well getting down to the beach but what's it like to ride back up?
  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    a fat bike is definitely on my list of future bikes, they look so much fun
  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    would love to have go...look like they could handle anything (apart from speed ;) )

    And whats this about cannondale buying charge?? you mean they bought some bikes to convert or they bought the company? couldn't find this on google...
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Why does it have brakes? Surely you just stop pedalling and the friction of those tyres takes care of the rest.
  • shipley
    shipley Posts: 549
    cyclingsheep wrote:
    It's all very well getting down to the beach but what's it like to ride back up?

    Surprisingly good. Uphill on Tarmac they are a bit tough but I regularly do a 30 mile ride to the coast on mine on a dismantled railway line and it's fantastic. 300 miles since August and I love it, especially in the recent muddy crap.

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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Nice road bike....
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    ^in exactly the same position (my only reason not to buy one is the lack of storage space for one). Other than that, I'd have one like a shot. I have no practical use for one, but they look such a laugh to ride on.
    Stuff about riding a bike a long way
  • ednino
    ednino Posts: 684
    Pretty sure that is not a road bike...
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    ednino wrote:
    Pretty sure that is not a road bike...

    It must be - it's in the road forum....
  • andy9964
    andy9964 Posts: 930
    Looks like a BMX for grown ups, with gears
  • zx6man
    zx6man Posts: 1,092
    Only takes a week to hand pump a flat tyre.....
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    It's taken more than 6 years for the big-brands to wake-up to Fat Bikes - they're too busy trying to sell you a DH/Freeride bike plus an XC/Enduro bike when actually you can have a whole load of fun on a relatively heavy, rigid bike with big fat tyres that doesn't need constant fettling, new bearings and seals every dirty ride. This is my semi-fat 29er:

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    Huge grins every ride - ridden it through sand dunes, over slippery roots and rocks and I'll happily ride-off big drops.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • shipley
    shipley Posts: 549
    They're similar but the frame is much wider so the bottom bracket has to be to ensure clearance. I have no need for it either but use it daily to give the dog a run so it's sort of justified. The rest of the time I'm on road bikes.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    The reason I went with the 29er plus is that it is as big as you can get using a regular MTB BB and hubs and no need to pay a hefty premium for proprietary parts. If I can find a suitable fork for a good price, I'm toying with the idea of fitting a 26x4" front wheel and tyre. There's limited options on cranks at the moment as it's a format not readily supported by the big component manufacturers plus the rear hub width hasn't been standardised.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..

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