GBA's 2017 PriusPrime (and trip report)

[dkazzed]

What a great way to take ownership of a vehicle! This is kind of a plane trains and automobiles adventure.

[GreatBigAbyss]

Fatbike matches the Prius quite nicely.

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[Firm]

Nice! Looks rather cold for bike riding though

[HannibalSmith]

Awesome!

[GreatBigAbyss]

Nice! Looks rather cold for bike riding though

I'm guessing you don't know what fatbiking is?  It's a discipline of biking that is specifically done in snow.  The bikes are specialized, often with 4.5" wide tires, which require extra clearance frames and forks.  You run low tire pressures - 12psi or lower - to spread the tire out and stop from sinking in the snow.   A lot of trail systems get groomed in the winter (usually with a snowdog) to give you a packed surface to ride on.  In a province where we have snow 4-5 months of the year, this is the best way to continue doing the sport I love. 

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[Bridgecity]

^ I was guessing firm was just being a smart ass. 

[Firm]

Both, I was being a smart ass and I knew GBA biked in the winter, I didn't realize "fat biking" was specifically a winter thing. It does look like fun though.

[dkazzed]

I've always wanted to try fat biking. I just take my regular bikes out and hope for the best. 

[GreatBigAbyss]

Most bike shops rent them for the day or weekend.  Take one out!

[Bubba]

Great write-up, GBA.

[RRocket]

I've always wanted to try fat biking. I just take my regular bikes out and hope for the best. 

You'd totally dig the motorcycle equivalent: Yamaha TW200.

Hysterical. Too much fun.

[RRocket]

Fatbike matches the Prius quite nicely.

The car handles the tongue weight fine?

What's the bike weigh?

[GreatBigAbyss]

About 30lbs.  It's full carbon, but those tires aren't light.

Why wouldn't the car handle it?  Bikes are light.