>>2024635This Anon is basically correct in everything they're saying. But still:
>You’re not getting through a foot of snow.True enough. But with stupidly low tyre pressure it is actually possibly to deal with snow coverage that you couldn't handle before. 6.2" might even help more here.
>High effort and slow speed means sweating like crazy.I'm not the wicked witch of the east; I won't melt. But yeah, from a practical standpoint you're probably better off walking. Some of us ride for fun and exercise though, and out of stubbornness to see how much we can actually deal with.
>The snow needs to be at least tamped down by vehicle tiresThat's what I'm doing!
>And you wouldn’t get the benefit of running over the trail you broke on the way back as there’s no threading that needle.I blazed the trail one way, I can do it again on the way back. Do that a few times and you'll probably start to get a ridable path. New snowfall has a tendency to undo all that work though.
>Veer off track even a little and the unpacked snow will self steer you off to the side.This is absolutely correct and very annoying. You just have to deal with it I guess.
>But once a few walkers blaze a trail you’re good to go.This is when a fatbike really comes into it's own.
