‘91 Orbit Fillet Brazed SnowCat!

[narcotitlan]

Quite an interesting bike! EBay ad here

 

[Hotwheels.]

So what tyres could be fitted to it?

 

[KermitGKona88]

Not sure I would have wanted to ride that across Alaska with just a front brake...

 

[narcotitlan]

Not sure I would have wanted to ride that across Alaska with just a front brake...

I was trying to work that out too, I was thinking clamp-on rear cantis, but the rim walls are unmarked... rear hub back pedal brake?? dunno.

 

[Tsundere]

So what tyres could be fitted to it?

Originally the rear wheel would have 2 tyres fitted, any 26 x 1.95 - 2.2's with one on the front. The rear is literally 2 rims welded together.


This one looks like the centre sidewalls have been modified to fit a single fat tyre.

 

[narcotitlan]

Originally the rear wheel would have 2 tyres fitted, any 26 x 1.95 - 2.2's with one on the front. The rear is literally 2 rims welded together.
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This one looks like the centre sidewalls have been modified to fit a single fat tyre.

Not sure that’s the case with the Orbit, take a look at the rear wheel in this pic, it has a central ridge along the tyre side of the rim, but the spoke side looks seamless no?

 

[Tsundere]

Not sure that’s the case with the Orbit, take a look at the rear wheel in this pic, it has a central ridge along the tyre side of the rim, but the spoke side looks seamless no?
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Yeah, it certainly looks like it's a single wide rim, shame because those twin rims are extremely hard to find comparatively. Still an interesting and rare piece of MTB history.
How did they cover the holes? I would imagine even with some kind of strip that water would work its way in there, with no strip the tubes would be exposed. If they made the holes to save weight how much less would protective strips weigh than the removed disks?

 

[Synthiaks]

"The bike was ridden across Alaska in either 1991 or 1992 and has been stored since"

must have been an interesting trip!

Didn't realise fat bikes had been around so long....another wormhole to go down.




https://www.pressreader.com/usa/jackson-hole-magazine/20220210/283291756038684


ultra fat...

 

[Tsundere]

I have a pair of the Simon Rowaker Snowcats on my 91 Pinnacle

 

[narcotitlan]

"The bike was ridden across Alaska in either 1991 or 1992 and has been stored since"

must have been an interesting trip!

Didn't realise fat bikes had been around so long....another wormhole to go down.

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https://www.pressreader.com/usa/jackson-hole-magazine/20220210/283291756038684


ultra fat...


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Blimey! They certainly present some braking challenges pre-disk brakes