I've considered the 3" bikes, and I'd love to see more competition in that family. This is why I like to wait on new trends to equalize in the sweet spot between things like rocker / camber, skinny / fat, etc...
Great thoughts on rider/bike weight ratio Christophe. What would you recommend as a budget cupid bike to spark the love of rolling through the woods?
I keep coming back to the moments that can take the fun out of riding (rear wheel slips when you're almost up a steep hill, front washes out in a turn, sand bogs you down, etc...) and I can't help but think that a fatbike will allow us to just get out there and have fun, slowly. Living in a town like Telluride, there are a lot of people around who will always be faster and more committed to extreme sports, and I don't see her riding with that crowd.
Realistically, she'll mostly ride with me and our older neighbors who aren't intimidatingly athletic. When we ride together, a slower pace is better for our 18 lb dog who shouldn't sprint for 20 miles anyway.
Have I justified this new toy as a selfish gift yet or what?
Seems like a low risk way to offer her the option of biking without "her" bike collecting too much dust.