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Thanks for the info, looks great.

There seems to be a fair amount of interest in these lately (even saw one on the EMBN Youtube channel the other day!), so I figured I'd offer my experience for those who may be interested. For this bike I didn't build from the frame up for various reasons, mainly I wanted a functioning bike a...

Well, I finally have an answer. Looks to me like my frame has the same bevelled edges as yours, so people don't need to worry about there being different versions of the frame:

For the Ultra, Dengfu offers the E06 frame which is a fatbike frame, complete bike or frame only.

Good luck, I think if you end up with a Hydra you will be quite happy with it! I think there might be something to that. The tires designed for good traction offroad need a supple casing so they can deform over uneven surfaces, a road-oriented tire maybe not so much. Anyway, I think you'll be...

In addition to the well liked Jumbo Jims, Vee Tire has at least three that should be very quiet and probably fast rolling on pavement in the Chicane, Speedster and Zig Zag: https://veetireco.com/product-category/fat-bike/ I haven't used any of those, so you'd need to look for reviews of each...

I've seen it stated several times that California (for example) law simply states you need to re-classify the bike (add the proper sticker):

That does seem to be a common complaint of those tires in most reviews unless you run them at high pressures--which as you note, removes the comfortable ride advantage. I just wanted people to understand different brands and types of fat tires vary widely in this regard--some are really bad...

Thanks, I have been looking at those for a possible second battery in a dual system. Thinking much the same as you--with their price, you aren't losing much if they go bad. Once you get a mounting system figured out, you can buy a couple of them and if one goes bad just swap in a new one.

Interesting. I guess this might be one reason to choose the fat 197mm rear triangle for those who want to run a small chainring for steep hillclimbs.

Nice job! What battery did you get?

I'm always in awe of all you've done with that bike, Mike. I plan to follow your lead with my E06 with a rear rack, ability to pull a trailer and extra batteries when in "Hunting/transportation mode," though I don't think I'll ever rack up as many miles as you! Respect! The main reason I...

I've found the same. The more difficult the climb, the better off I am on my fatbike vs my trailbike. Loose dirt, sandy dirt, rocks, wet rocks, etc...the traction advantage is real. I don't think anybody can answer that for you, maybe not even you until you try a given bike with a given...

I've found the exact opposite of most of that to be true. Maybe I'm just using different tires? What bike and tires did you have? I will say the $10 (if that) tires that came on my wife's fatbike performed about like that...but I wouldn't expect a $10 MTB tire to perform well on a MTB either...

Yup! I got the ones with offset, assuming it would be needed to clear the Fat chainstay...hopefully that was the right choice! Unfortunately no. I did hear a couple months ago about dozens of container ships sitting in LA Harbor having to wait a ridiculous amount of time to unload so I'm...

Thanks. Yeah, I've got 160mm Lekkies ready to go on whenever my bike finally gets here.

Fantastic looking build! Great job! A couple of quick questions if you don't mind: Have you test fitted the Lou 4.8 on the rear to see how much clearance you have? How is the clearance between the Mastodon and the downtube? I've seen in pics of some they use a crown race spacer with that...

There's a pretty wide gulf between those sizes. If you're unsure and are planning to only use one wheelset, you may be happier with something in-between. Many really like the 27.5X2.8/3.0 as a do-everything size, I'm quite partial to 27.5X3.8/4.0. The former a step closer to the sharper...

Assuming the bike is being build by Dengfu, the battery size confusion might be their issue. I ordered an E-06 a while back and just before I ordered the battery specs changed from 14 Ah/672 Wh to 12.8 Ah/614 Wh. They told me it was due to cell availability--apparently they didn't expect a...

Yeah, many fat tires perform quite well in summer conditions--often offering significantly more traction than normal sized MTB tires on most terrain--and I've found the 27.5X3.8/4.0's have fewer downsides. Maxxis actually makes the FBF/FBR in that size which are quite popular. The cushy ride...