The Bikes
Adventures of a Fat Man: The Bikes Ok, ok... we're assuming you're just like us. You overthink your bike frame and setup. You like to see what others have done, and hear why. Here, you can find the details on our bike setups and fittings: The Fat Man's Current Bike 14 year old Dahon Smoothhound 755 Aluminum frame with 20 inch wheels fitted with the original Shwalbe marathon racer that he bought off Facebook Marketplace for $450 AUD. He expects to need to change the tires quickly. He has replaced the handlebars with folding handlebars. It came with a seat post that had an inbuilt pump and a Brooks saddle. But, he replaced the seat post with a carbon fibre seat post and switched the saddle out for a modern style saddle that can better handle getting wet. It came with a generic rear rack. He changed it for a Topeak Rack with quick release fitting so he could put his existing trunk bag on it. He fitted a front bracket to the head tube to carry the tent on the front of the bik...