The mount gives you so many options :) My decals have been ordered. You will be the first I send some to. Do you have a PO Box I can send to? How can I purchase yours?
I’ve been riding my new 2023 9.6 for 2 months now & it’s an awesome bike, it’s exceed all my expectations. I also didn’t like the stock aluminum bars so I switched to carbon, otherwise still stock & rigid. I also notice the same pull mid turn, maybe my tire pressure is too low, currently I’m running 6psi, gonna experiment & bump it up to 7. This bike is so fast & handles so well, I did not expect that, I agree with all your points, this bike is a blast to ride!
SWEET! That is awesome to hear. My 2023 is tucked away for the winter... I decided to ride my 2022 this winter. The poor guy looked lonely :) The carbon bars are so worth it aren't they. That is funny that you mention the steering - I tried different tire psi and I still had it.... This Sunday's video touches on what I found. Let me ask you this - have you ridden it in snow yet?
No snow yet here in Pa but anxiously waiting, my Top Fuel is tucked away for the winter, I’m riding the Farley all winter long & so far loving it. Recently I rode with a couple super strong riders/racers & had no problem keeping up with their pace & at one point I was leading, they were really surprised & so was I as to how fast this bike really is, now my buddies want one too! Looking forward to your wknd vid
@@jimmansi9046 I'll put it this way - the steering feel totally changes while riding in the snow :) It is cool to hear you are opening eyes on the trail! You are a fat bike RockStar. We got a hint a snow last weekend but now it's all melted.... You'll have to post a photo of you blazing the trails and I'll add it to one of my videos.
Hi, currently I can bike the 2202 9.6 for $150 dollars more then a the 2023 Farley 5. I want to bikepack so the 5 maybe makes more sense as it has more mounts but the 2022 9.6 is way better specced. What would you advise ? Cheers from Scotland 🏴
Hello I’ll be honest with you. I haven’t ridden the 5 to compare. I’ve heard good things though. I know the 22” 9.6 doesn’t have bag mounts… The 5 may be the better bike for packing. Wishing you the best on your decision. RIDEFAT and have a great day
just picked up the same bike, and would like to put on a 29+ wheelset for summer. Where did you get your set, and what width? Also, what fork is that? Thanks.
Hello, Sweet! Welcome to the family :) In the summer I just run the stock wheels during the summer with 27.5” x 3.8” I ride streets, trails, gravel, sand, and grass. I use them to ride 21 miles to work. Suspension fork - I have tested the WREN and Rock Shox Bluto. For the conditions here in lower Michigan the Rock Shox Bluto is my choice. I will be uploading a video in the future on the testing I did. Again welcome to the Farley brotherhood. RIDEFAT and have a great weekend!
@@fatride i'm looking at the Bluto fork online and I only see ones for 26" wheels. Will that still work with the 27.5 ?? Bluto RCT3 specs: 26in, 100mm, 15x150mm, 51mm Offset. Thanks!
@@mcragosta The Bluto will work with 27.5 x 3.8" tires. I have friends that are running 27.5 x 4" My 4.5" fits but there is like zero clearance to the arch. Here is a video that shows it well (1:59 into video) - ruclips.net/video/n3OD8lFyHz8/видео.html
1. You keep referring to your summer shock and winter fork configuration. They're both a "fork". Your summer configuration is a suspension fork and your winter configuration is a rigid fork. The reason you feel an odd "pull" with the rigid fork has nothing to do with the fork and everything to do with you utilizing the considerably fatter tire at lower pressures. It's called self-steer and it's just a characteristic of a fatter tire at lower pressures. Using fat tires at low pressures on dirt will just feel this way... That's why a lot of people run 29 plus in dirt in the summer... It eliminates the self-steer, makes for a considerably faster more sprightly ride, and has plenty of rollover. Using a true fat tire like 4.5" in my opinion should be at a low PSI, even down to 5psi. Heck, that's why they're so big...and it really smooths out the trail chatter. Raising your tire pressure to combat the natural characteristics of a fat tire on dirt is just another way of saying "I really don't like fat bikes in the summer". You just have to be honest with yourself and enjoy the bike for what it is or switch to 29 plus in the summer or go back to a different style of summer mountain bike. In my opinion, there's no better all around trail bike tire than the 29x3 Bontrager XR2. I run mine at 14.8 PSI and they're so light and sprightly, they still smooth out trail chatter, they are 30.5" diameter so they roll over bigger things very well, and they feel like a cross country rocket. 2. Mentioning missing your carbon bar because you're back on aluminum is meaningless when running proper fat bike pressures. If you're running fat bike pressures as low as they're supposed to be you will not feel the difference in those bars. It's a placebo effect. Just like a carbon versus aluminum frame... The only difference you're going to feel is a difference in frame weight. If it were a more standard style hard tail with 2.35in tires at high pressures you would definitely feel the difference. 3. The creaking noise you're hearing is likely because you bought a bike with a press fit bottom bracket. This is a common characteristic to that style of bottom bracket... Exactly the reason I don't consider Farley an option for me. Press fit bottom brackets are a way for the frame manufacturer to save time and money on the manufacturing process. Threaded bottom brackets are the only way to go on mountain bikes and more manufacturers are seeing this these days and getting back off the press fit bandwagon back onto something that really works properly. Specialized finally realized this with a lot of their bikes and went back to threaded because so many people complained about the industry moving in that direction. The industry is taking notice and changing back for the greater good of the bike mechanic and end user. That said, I don't own a specialized either... Lol. Farley is a good bike but the bottom bracket is a deal breaker.
Fork - Shock Yes you’re correct. I will be more careful with how I define in the future. 1) I have tried numerous tire psi levels. I have come to a conclusion on this. I will be doing further evaluating on this to feel confident on this item. 2) I have tried numerous tire psi levels. With running lower psi levels to help this problem it creates other issues of performance. 3) My 2023 9.6 is not making a peep and I have numerous miles on it. Again thank for your feedback back and have a great weekend.
I just feel like there's a big lack of cool fat bike RUclipsrs. I'd like to see more successful ones but sometimes pretentious viewers get ridiculous about terminology. I'm probably sounding like one of them, lol. I think when you learn the little nuances of how certain gear effects your ride and you can understand and present it in a way that your viewers can relate to and respect, you set yourself up for success.
@@modernklunker9711 Thank you for your insight. I will be more aware of my content going forward. I was in an accident in 2012 and from that ended up having a full stroke…not being able to talk, walk or even stand up. The physical side has come back. (My racing days are over) but I still have speech issues. That is why my videos don’t have me speaking much. I’m just starting to get confident enough to do small efforts here and there. Maybe in the future I could bounce items off of you to get your thoughts?
@@fatride I'm far from a technical expert. Been riding mountain bikes since 1998. Building my own since 2005. Keep the content coming though. It's nice to see fat bike content.
Sweet! I love that swivel mount!! YES to the FATRIDE decal 😊
The mount gives you so many options :)
My decals have been ordered. You will be the first I send some to. Do you have a PO Box I can send to?
How can I purchase yours?
Nice video, I love my 9.8 and the only reason for that over the 9.6 is I wanted the carbon Wampa’s.
Thanks for watching.
I heard awesome things on the 9.8
Have a great holiday Farley brother
I’ve been riding my new 2023 9.6 for 2 months now & it’s an awesome bike, it’s exceed all my expectations. I also didn’t like the stock aluminum bars so I switched to carbon, otherwise still stock & rigid. I also notice the same pull mid turn, maybe my tire pressure is too low, currently I’m running 6psi, gonna experiment & bump it up to 7. This bike is so fast & handles so well, I did not expect that, I agree with all your points, this bike is a blast to ride!
SWEET! That is awesome to hear. My 2023 is tucked away for the winter... I decided to ride my 2022 this winter. The poor guy looked lonely :) The carbon bars are so worth it aren't they.
That is funny that you mention the steering - I tried different tire psi and I still had it.... This Sunday's video touches on what I found. Let me ask you this - have you ridden it in snow yet?
No snow yet here in Pa but anxiously waiting, my Top Fuel is tucked away for the winter, I’m riding the Farley all winter long & so far loving it. Recently I rode with a couple super strong riders/racers & had no problem keeping up with their pace & at one point I was leading, they were really surprised & so was I as to how fast this bike really is, now my buddies want one too! Looking forward to your wknd vid
@@jimmansi9046 I'll put it this way - the steering feel totally changes while riding in the snow :) It is cool to hear you are opening eyes on the trail! You are a fat bike RockStar. We got a hint a snow last weekend but now it's all melted.... You'll have to post a photo of you blazing the trails and I'll add it to one of my videos.
Hi, currently I can bike the 2202 9.6 for $150 dollars more then a the 2023 Farley 5. I want to bikepack so the 5 maybe makes more sense as it has more mounts but the 2022 9.6 is way better specced. What would you advise ? Cheers from Scotland 🏴
Hello
I’ll be honest with you. I haven’t ridden the 5 to compare. I’ve heard good things though.
I know the 22” 9.6 doesn’t have bag mounts…
The 5 may be the better bike for packing.
Wishing you the best on your decision.
RIDEFAT and have a great day
just picked up the same bike, and would like to put on a 29+ wheelset for summer. Where did you get your set, and what width? Also, what fork is that? Thanks.
Hello,
Sweet! Welcome to the family :)
In the summer I just run the stock wheels during the summer with 27.5” x 3.8”
I ride streets, trails, gravel, sand, and grass.
I use them to ride 21 miles to work.
Suspension fork - I have tested the WREN and Rock Shox Bluto.
For the conditions here in lower Michigan the Rock Shox Bluto is my choice.
I will be uploading a video in the future on the testing I did.
Again welcome to the Farley brotherhood.
RIDEFAT and have a great weekend!
@@fatride i'm looking at the Bluto fork online and I only see ones for 26" wheels. Will that still work with the 27.5 ?? Bluto RCT3 specs: 26in, 100mm, 15x150mm, 51mm Offset. Thanks!
@@mcragosta The Bluto will work with 27.5 x 3.8" tires. I have friends that are running 27.5 x 4" My 4.5" fits but there is like zero clearance to the arch. Here is a video that shows it well (1:59 into video) - ruclips.net/video/n3OD8lFyHz8/видео.html
1. You keep referring to your summer shock and winter fork configuration.
They're both a "fork".
Your summer configuration is a suspension fork and your winter configuration is a rigid fork.
The reason you feel an odd "pull" with the rigid fork has nothing to do with the fork and everything to do with you utilizing the considerably fatter tire at lower pressures. It's called self-steer and it's just a characteristic of a fatter tire at lower pressures. Using fat tires at low pressures on dirt will just feel this way... That's why a lot of people run 29 plus in dirt in the summer... It eliminates the self-steer, makes for a considerably faster more sprightly ride, and has plenty of rollover. Using a true fat tire like 4.5" in my opinion should be at a low PSI, even down to 5psi. Heck, that's why they're so big...and it really smooths out the trail chatter.
Raising your tire pressure to combat the natural characteristics of a fat tire on dirt is just another way of saying "I really don't like fat bikes in the summer". You just have to be honest with yourself and enjoy the bike for what it is or switch to 29 plus in the summer or go back to a different style of summer mountain bike. In my opinion, there's no better all around trail bike tire than the 29x3 Bontrager XR2. I run mine at 14.8 PSI and they're so light and sprightly, they still smooth out trail chatter, they are 30.5" diameter so they roll over bigger things very well, and they feel like a cross country rocket.
2. Mentioning missing your carbon bar because you're back on aluminum is meaningless when running proper fat bike pressures. If you're running fat bike pressures as low as they're supposed to be you will not feel the difference in those bars. It's a placebo effect. Just like a carbon versus aluminum frame... The only difference you're going to feel is a difference in frame weight. If it were a more standard style hard tail with 2.35in tires at high pressures you would definitely feel the difference.
3. The creaking noise you're hearing is likely because you bought a bike with a press fit bottom bracket. This is a common characteristic to that style of bottom bracket... Exactly the reason I don't consider Farley an option for me. Press fit bottom brackets are a way for the frame manufacturer to save time and money on the manufacturing process. Threaded bottom brackets are the only way to go on mountain bikes and more manufacturers are seeing this these days and getting back off the press fit bandwagon back onto something that really works properly.
Specialized finally realized this with a lot of their bikes and went back to threaded because so many people complained about the industry moving in that direction. The industry is taking notice and changing back for the greater good of the bike mechanic and end user.
That said, I don't own a specialized either... Lol.
Farley is a good bike but the bottom bracket is a deal breaker.
Fork - Shock
Yes you’re correct. I will be more careful with how I define in the future.
1) I have tried numerous tire psi levels.
I have come to a conclusion on this. I will be doing further evaluating on this to feel confident on this item.
2) I have tried numerous tire psi levels.
With running lower psi levels to help this problem it creates other issues of performance.
3) My 2023 9.6 is not making a peep and I have numerous miles on it.
Again thank for your feedback back and have a great weekend.
I just wanted to let you know I appreciate your comment and your insight
I just feel like there's a big lack of cool fat bike RUclipsrs. I'd like to see more successful ones but sometimes pretentious viewers get ridiculous about terminology.
I'm probably sounding like one of them, lol.
I think when you learn the little nuances of how certain gear effects your ride and you can understand and present it in a way that your viewers can relate to and respect, you set yourself up for success.
@@modernklunker9711 Thank you for your insight.
I will be more aware of my content going forward.
I was in an accident in 2012 and from that ended up having a full stroke…not being able to talk, walk or even stand up. The physical side has come back. (My racing days are over) but I still have speech issues.
That is why my videos don’t have me speaking much.
I’m just starting to get confident enough to do small efforts here and there.
Maybe in the future I could bounce items off of you to get your thoughts?
@@fatride I'm far from a technical expert. Been riding mountain bikes since 1998. Building my own since 2005.
Keep the content coming though. It's nice to see fat bike content.
Kindly question any one know how to find bottom bracket for fat bike size 170 mm
I’ll get back to you today
Press or threaded?
bottom bracket sealed cartridge
No luck today…. Let me try my local bike shop tomorrow
@@fatride thanks for your amazing support