So this has been a long time coming…
Thanks to Jakob’s Flansberrium frames, I was introduced to the world of fat tired Unicycling and found that I much preferred the fat tire.
One day while riding this winter though, me and Fugsworth saw a tire track in the snow that was the most massive thing I’ve ever seen in my life (on single track). It could only be one thing… a 4.8" tire (Lou).
I didn’t think much of it then, but subconsciously my brain squirreled that moment away in my head.
Before long, I was looking at fat bikes on MTBR and became fully immersed in the culture. While drooling over bikes (as well as unicycles), I stumbled over a thread by a gentlemen testing a Vee Rubber prototype tire.
This was reputed to be the largest tire ever produced, with the first ones measuring a whopping 5.65"! The 5" barrier had been demolished!
When the tires went to production, Vee scaled back the size to 5.05, but still larger than anything out there currently. Rumor has it that they will run the 5.65 in the future and market it as a 3XL.
So anyways, long story short, here is the Vee Snowshoe 2XL 5.05" tire in the only unicycle frame that will fit it currently.
Since Jakob wasn’t making frames at the time, I asked Walt Wehner form Waltworks to build it and he did a smokin’ job (I’m sorry Jakob! I couldn’t wait!)
Anyway I love it.
Last picture is compared to a Bud.
Also, to those that turn this into a “Fatties are impractical” thread, don’t. I’ve devoted the last year of Muni to riding a fatty and will never ever again ride anything less than 4". What works for you works for you, and what works for me everybody else should be doing .
Edit: Damn phone turned my pitchers. Deal with it.