So far I like the lauf with this summer set up 26x4.0 on 44mm and I'm looking forward to using it this winter with my Studded D5 on 90mm. I don't have a real mountain bike so the Fatback gets single track and bikepacking duties. Like others I don't think a fatbike with a lauf is the best for single track, but it will put a smile on your face if you are upgrading from ridged fatbike. The last few winters we have had tremendous freezing rain events. Hikers, moose and dog teams beat the trails up when they re-freeze. I hope the lauf will take the edge off ice washboards and post holes and will report back how well it works at lower psi in the winter.How are you liking the Lauf with the fattie? Many miles on it yet?
The Yakota got built up right before the midnight sunburn bike polo tournament in Anchorage and some of the visiting players got to take it out into the front range of the Chugach Mountains up Power Line Pass. Most of the bikes we get are WalMart bikes but our wrenches try to keep the classics rolling.Those Yakotas were nice riding bikes. One of the best riding bikes I've ever owned was a 2001 Specialized S-Works E5-Columbus road bike in Aqua e Sapone team colors. Welded by Gary Yakota. Loved that bike. Wish I had kept it. Mario Cipolini colors (zebra).