M~ wrote:
I dont have a MB. I have a cyclocross (Motobecane from bikesdirect) that I use exclusively for commuting. It is a great bike.
I was thinking of doing some single track riding and just bombing around on the local roads with it after a good snow. :)
I guess I just don't know what the equivalent parts are for Dura Ace/Ultegra/Force when it comes to MB stuff.
I wasn't looking to spend a tonne of dough at this point. Under $1000 for sure
M~
Should have refreshed before posting since every bike I just posted is way over your budget. You can start
here, but you aren't going to get anything like the mountain equivalent of Ultegra/Force on a sub-1k fatbike as an FYI.
I know SRAM for mountain stuff a lot better than Shimano since almost everything offroad seems to be SRAM these days, but in general I'd say that Tiagra = NX, Force/Ultegra = GX, DuraAce = X1/X01. That's really kind of missing the point though, drive train matters of course but for off road I'd say it's comparatively less of a big deal. That's because in general, but
especially for fat bikes you have so much rotating mass tied up in your wheels and tires that rim and tire spec can be huge for the overall performance. On a fat bike, the ability to run tubeless literally can save you pounds of rotating mass. Also brake spec is way more important off road than on.