Fun fact, my first "real" mountain bike back in 1991 was a Specialized Hardrock. This is my second Speesh ... it's a great fat bike, light weight, the geometry is classic (though it could use a bit of the longer, slacker motto as of late, preferably a slacker head angle maybe 68/69 and a steeper seat post) but it works great. The snow trails around Ottawa are quite good with loads of steep stuff ride.

I replaced my 2017 aluminum Fatboy with this new carbon version which is an excellent ride - love it! Like my other Fatboy, the brake rotors make a lot of noise which no amount of adjustment can fully & permanently resolve. Solution - pay to replace the stock rotors with Shimano Ice rotors (@ $100 bucks) & the rattling goes away! Future forward, would like to see Specialized use better quality stock rotors as these bikes are not inexpensive. Last word - Fatboys are super fun. Thanks Specialized!

I went through the specs on the fattys from the different manufacturers and settled with the Carbon Comp with the great mix of parts. 1800 miles later and I regret nothing. It was tough paying full retail on a bike after working at shops for 10 years, but it was worth every penny. I ride all winter with my Bud/Lou tires and the stock 4.0s in summer. Awesome in the snow, Lake Michigan beaches and ripping around Detroit and Chicago. It's great on my old mountain bike trails and gets through just about everything. Perfect for doing my old tricks and wheelies for days...like busting a wheelie along the length of Addison along Wrigley Field with the people in the houses cheering. 🙈😜😉