Ned Overend Spotted with Specialized Fat Bike Prototype

Points awarded to whomever for the branding of “Clown Shoe” rims.
Well done.

the weight is appealing, glad they are going with the wider hub, meaning no off set rear wheel or crank, though I am kind of surprised they are going with the wider Clown Shoe/BFL, that means you Have to get new/rebuilt wheels if you want to go with the narrower tires, especially if they go with the 170+ proprietary hub.

^^ Totally agreed. Would look like a race bike rather than a Fatbryd.

And the race continues to find a way to sell yet another bike to the same customer that already has one of everything else this industry has come up with. The only brands attracting new customers to bicycling are the internet direct sellers that exist by scalping pricing. I kinda hope Mongoose just guts this fatbike thing quickly so the subject changes soon.

And soon they will tell their dealers that after this bike comes out that they cannot be Salsa or Surly dealers anymore. Just as was done if you were are Giro or Giant dealer.

Instead of trying to get the same customers to buy more bikeshow about if all of the bike companies actually tried to get more new people on bikes by really lobbying for safer cycling routes for new cyclists.

This is not their design for sure, but rather a “project black” bike that Ned rode for that event.
I think fat tires may attract new cyclists to the market.

@WV: The White Bros. Snowpack fatbike fork comes in 450 and 468mm A-to-C sizes. Not sure which one this is.

Stop being whiner! More fatbike on market = good thing no where you slice it.

First Trek, then Mal-Wart, now Specialized. Let’s make bets on who is next. I say Giant.