Fat Tire Fun – Mongoose Dolomite

Riding trails yesterday on the Mongoose Dolomite fat-bike from Walmart. This was my 2nd time to ride the new bike. Video…

The bike did pretty well. The hill I stalled out on in the video was due to sand and not really the gearing or my legs. I do think it could use a lower gear though. People talk of riding these fat-bikes in the sand but I find it very difficult unless it’s hard packed. I may need to let more air out of the tires but the dilemma I have is that it’s a 6 mile ride to the trails on pavement and gravel for which I need a higher tire pressure. I let some air out once I was at the trails but it made for a squirrely and sluggish ride back home. I don’t think I want to mess with trying to re-inflate the tires with my hand pump either. Once back in town I stopped at the first gas station and added air.

Foot print shows the softness of the sand.

Truck on sandbar in the river.