Jan. 22, 2015, 10:45 a.m. -  Paul T.

#!markdown This article is complete bullshit. Who is this guy to tell me how to use the bike I want to buy? Why is his small list of intended uses for fat bikes the only reasonable list? That, and his wishlist of categories to market to already exists and has existed since this category emerged. You don't have to look farther than Salsa/Surly to see that. The same company who released a full suspension fat bike in carbon no less. How's that for utility? Nothing is killing fat bikes. Their is not an LBS in my area who can keep stock of any Fat Bike for long. They never go on sale and the distributors sell out before they get to shipping their stock. If anything is "killing" the fat bike market it is not enough fat bikes in the market to meet demand. My local MTB trails have a considerable amount of fat bikers now. They don't use fat bikes to "slog through dirt and snow", they use fat bikes because they are an inexpensive alternative to a full suspension bike for people who don't want to spend the money and aren't racing. They're fun and practical offroaders.