I just put together my new fattie by Jacob. I think it is going to be a lot of fun although I must admit the first hour or so has been more difficult then I anticipated. It turns out nine whole months of being a unicyclist does not make one an expert. Who woulda thought!
Anyway, I know conventional wisdom is different unis to accommodate different terrains (I subscribe to that, owning 5 myself, albeit in two different states). However, I travel a lot, which makes me wonder- Has anyone schlumphed a fattie? Good experience or bad?
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Must be a bad idea
not a bad idea at all. I just think there aren’t a lot of people who have done it yet. I’ve thought about it, but my schlumpf is staying on the speed machine. You’ll have to find a 36 hole rim, but there’s no reason it wouldn’t work. keep in mind that straight-suck will get really intense when you’re moving that fast, but tires like the nate (big knobs) I hear are less prone to that. I’ve been running a larry backwards. I find at higher pressures it works really well on the road, but I don’t use it for that at all.
If you want to do it, try it out! The other option would be running 110/137 cranks, just change them out when you go from dirt to pavement. There’s a 32 coming out soon that will just be begging to be geared up as a road wheel, and geared down for muni. Not exactly a travel wheel due to the big diameter though. (if you fly) . . . speaking of travel wheels, I have my own solution to that coming in a few weeks/months from Jakob. 
. . speaking of travel wheels, I have my own solution to that coming in a few weeks/months from Jakob.
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I’m curious. What’s your solution?
give it a try
Not a bad idea at all!
I ike this setup. And its great to ride on high gear with the comfort of the low pressure wheel.
The problem is to get a 36h rim - the old large marge fits
StarsCircle have the J73, 36h, 26" rims with 80mm external / 73mm internal width.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rim-Fatbike-Aluminium-Hollow-Chamber-3-1in-36-hole-80-559-Hollow-Fat-Bike-Rim/391262575145?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D34996%26meid%3Df4162b0ad6cc4983927b540915149665%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D391262593468&clk_rvr_id=968979890891&rmvSB=true
This is the 1290g doubled walled rim.
I would try to get the lighter singled walled version if possible.
Go to product pages 10/10 for the JP73A http://stars-rim.com/english/product.asp?page=10&BigClassName=自行车轮&SmallClassName=轮圈
