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The difference between a steel Pugsley and an alu-anything or carbon wonder bike is 4-5 pounds, which gets noticeable on really long journeys, but the piece of mind knowing that it will hold up and can be easily repaired outweighs (pun intended) the disadvantages for me.

120mm full suspension 27.5+ that can also take 29er and 26 fat wheels. I have a Bucksaw, and it is near perfect except that a touch more travel (120 vs current 100) would be nice. I think there are a few bike like this on the market now. Lenz/Trek/Spec maybe? Right now I am really smitten by...

Actually there are two Dragonslayers, a Sport and a Pro that use the exact same frame. The Sport is the one that is spec'd in Co-opski's excellent summary. It retails for around $1400, so well within the arena of the others. Worth a close look.

That is so awesome that you are committed to this- biking and special needs children are not mutually exclusive as many would have you believe. I work with special needs children every day, and it certainly is a challenge, but the rewards are priceless. I "built" two strider-like bikes for...

You might look into a Jamis Dragonslayer, offered in both 26+ and 27.5+. For the money (right in your price range) it's a pretty good deal. Steel frame, sliding dropouts, dropper compatable, boost spacing, plus bosses for racks. SRAM 1x11 is nice, Shimano hydro brakes are OK (never my fist...

I traded in my '10 Xterra with 165,000 miles on a '16 Frontier P4X. I made sure to get the manual transmission which eliminates the most worrisome issue (SMOD). I look long and hard at a Tacoma and 4Runner, but the value a Frontier offers can't be beat.

MTBR.com also has an entire e-bike forum.

I haven't owned a motorcycle in years, but I am planning on a KLR 650 in the future for fire road and back road tours. I am a MTB nut, and own 5 or 6 bikes at any one time, including being a fat bike enthusiast since 2007 (old school Pugsley!), so I appreciate both types of transport. The...

I wish these threads would be moved to where they belong- the adventure motorcycle forum.

Good call. I use DT 350's for our Pugsley tandem, and they have held up really well.

I'm sure you are aware of the Pugsley as well, just curious as to why you are looking for a ML over a Pugs? Obviously tire clearance is greater on the ML, but the amount of offset built into the ML frame makes for some interesting wheel builds. Being able to swap front and rear wheels is an...

Has anyone tried the Bontrager Flash pump yet? Supposedly you pump up an air reservoir and the evacuate it into the tube or tire all at once. The idea is great, but $120 is steep for a pump

At the pressures I run, and inside of a 4.6 tire, my tubes do not fill up the casing fully, so that is why I prefer a little talcum powder reduce the friction. I always toy with running the valve stem nuts or not- if I do the tube movement puts all the pressure where the valve is glued to the...

I am pretty liberal with the baby powder inside the tire, which reduces the friction and makes it smell nice as well. I am not alone in still running tubes- many of my riding mates have gone back to tubes after lots of low pressure issues and for the simple fact that changing a tube in the cold...

Great start! I am looking forward to your progress. Get on it, man!

I still run tubes because at my weight I can still get away with low pressures and not suffer pinch flats, plus the amount of tape and fluid it takes to seal up big tires comes in pretty close to the weight of a light tube, and not all the rims and tires I have are tubeless friendly at really...

I have my Bucksaw set up with 27.5+ tires (Bontrager 27.5+) on Sun Ringle 50 mm rims and keep it like that for all-around riding. You give up some soft conditions handling, most due to not being able to run really low pressures. I routinely run 4-6 psi on my 4.0 or 4.8 fat bike, but with the...

I keep toying with a Rohloff wheel for our tandem fat bike, but it's a big investment. At $2500, that looks like a pretty good deal considering the hub alone is like $1400.

I would respectfully disagree, given the same gear ratio, the larger diameter wheel takes more effort to get up to speed. I never took the Krampus on any really long touring rides (longest was about 35 miles), but it was sure evident on any climb. I basically lost a gear or two compared to a...

If I do a long flat grind on one of my fat bikes (20+ dirt road or fire road ride), I can feel the Q in my knees later due to the repetitive motion and the same seated position. Riding that same bike on a trail ride, including standing climbs and crouching decents, I don't have the same issues...