I am new to fat tire bikes. The sub has provided good background.

My current bike is a nice Trek DS.

Today, I was able to test a fuji wendigo (~10 years old) and loved the ride.

I want your suggestions on which bike below is a good balance of component quality / price, for my two uses cases.

In either case it's the same trail and is an old horse trail. Mostly smooth, not paved. there are some textured areas where a fat tire bike would ride very well. I rode about 1,200 miles last year. I expect i would keep the bike at least 5 years before i feel i have outgrown it. So starting with a bike i can 'grow into' need considered, too.

Use cases:

Winter: 3-4 months snow. groomed and ungroomed, whatever i prefer. ungroomed was more work but more 'floaty', less bouncing.

Year round: same trail. however, will likely also ride a parallel trail that is paved.

Bikes:
Kona Wo: https://www.konaworld.com/products/wo

Reid Ares: https://reidbikes.com/products/ares-midnight-blue

Reid Hercules: https://shop.reidbikes.com/products/hercules-dark-green

Your suggestion:

these are in price order but, again, do I need a Wo or is a Hercules' build good for both uses cases?

and, tbh, i never liked two-tone color schemes, which makes the Reid's a less desirable choice.

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  1. duckbilledtiger on

    Check out Surly, Salsa, Otso, and Norco. Plenty of options besides these, but these brands all have affordable builds and often go on sale.

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