2020 Fatboy

Bought this in January 2020, added a dropper and Maxxis Colossus 4.5 tires. By far the easiest tubeless conversion I've ever done, just remove the tube! The Stout rims utilize a neoprene nipple washer so rim tape is not needed!!! The SX derailleur is the bikes Achilles heel. The spring is weak and sometimes it's impossible to shift to the smallest cog, especially at low temperatures.

I bought this and had to fix the back tire 2 times and the front tire once. 95% of my mileage has been on the road. This amount of flats are unacceptable. I like the bike otherwise.

Bought it for winter riding, never got off it. Big wheels keep on turnin'. .Hope to add a dropper seatpost soon.

The first time that I ride this bike is down a steep and rocky canyon. I am surprised at how the brakes fail to stop me. I only weigh 170 pounds also. Don't expect much from the entry level SX drivetrain either. I am told that the rims are not tubeless ready, so I have pay for another yet upgrade.

This bike is as advertised. I like the ride, like the versatility it provides. However, when I bought the bike, the front rotor was vibrating and made a very loud and high pitched noise that increased with an increase in speed. On day 2, I took the bike back to WheelSport in Spokane and they tried several times (they had the bike for a week) to adjust this with no luck. They took the entire front assembley apart several times and re-installed, trying to fix the problem. The guys at WS agreed that this noise was not acceptable and finally just replaced the front rotor (at their cost) with a new $150 rotor. Had they not been able to do this, I would have returned the bike. I have no idea if this is a common issue or just a fluke but it was obvious and annoying from the start. Hopefully it was only an issue on my bike. I have always ridden Specialized but that is in large part because of the guys at Wheelsport, not necessarily just the bikes.

I've used this bike for everything from rock gardens to river crossings to snow. it handles great ( for a fat bike). the weight of the bike is very good considering that its an aluminum frame. I was expecting a bike that would awful to push up the hills, but this bike climbs just as well as my trail bike! I was also a little skeptical about the new sram sx eagle but it performs great, only a minuscule difference in performance from the well renowned gx eagle. If you are looking to get into fat biking this is the bike for you.