Need a recommendation for a Chinese carbon fatbike frame

[dmulligan]

I'm considering building up a fatbike for winter commuting. My budget would be under $1000. The only thing I really have in mind is that I want it to have mechanical disc brakes and a hard fork. Both are to save money and they work better in the cold. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks,
David

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[LeDuke]

I'd check out the Fat Bikes forum on MTBR.

They have a 3000+ post thread about Chinese carbon fatties.

http://forums.mtbr.com/fat-bikes/chines ... 89515.html

FWIW, I bought my 29er frame and CX frame from Peter at xmcarbonspeed.com. If I build up a fatty, I'll go through him.

http://xmcarbonspeed.com/Products.asp?f2=8

[Jmdesignz2]

$1000 for the whole bike and carbon fork?

[LeDuke]

Frame and fork is what he's saying, I think.

There are plenty of options out there, well below that threshold.

[dmulligan]

I'm looking to see how cheap I can build a bike that will be an abused commuter. It will see lots of salt and grit over the winter so I want it to be precious. My plan is to use as many spare, used and cheap parts as possible. I can also build my own wheels should that help keep costs down.
Let's start with the frame, how cheap do they get?

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[dmulligan]

I might be coming at this from the wrong angle. Why are fat bikes so expensive?

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[jamesbass]

Hmm. I'm looking to get one too. A quick search on the UK ebay for "fatbike" shows you can get a fully built one for £283. Seems dirt cheap to me. Especially in the context of WW.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2015-Coyote-F ... SwI-BWGCNl

That being said, the carbon frames alone go for over £400. I guess it's a question of if you really need a carbon one?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ICAN-26er-Car ... SwDNdVufm0

[MichaelD]

Interesting link. It's not often you see the phrase "weighing in a svelte 22kg" on a WW forum

It must be a pain to get that thing moving, but once its got some speed, it will just carry on over anything