{"id":142,"date":"2016-02-08T04:53:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T04:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/08\/review-moots-frosthammer\/"},"modified":"2016-02-08T04:53:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T04:53:00","slug":"review-moots-frosthammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/08\/review-moots-frosthammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Moots Frosthammer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Living at 8,500′ my snow bike season is about half the year.  On a recent trip to Steamboat I took a tour of the Moots Factory <\/a> and that set the wheels in motion…  After checking out the current offerings in 5″ fat bikes I went for the Moots Frosthammer. I am so psyched I did, this bike rides like a dream. It rides like a mountain bike except it manages to do it on 5 feet of snow. Simultaneously it is super stable climbing in the soft and descending like a razor even while spinning out the pedals. I can somehow even climb out of the saddle on the Frosthammer.<\/p>\n

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After 4 years with a Surly Pugsley Neckromancer the difference in these two bikes is kind of ridiculous. The Surly treated me well, but it was a bit outdated. It steered like a barge and weighed about the same. The Moots Frosthammer on the other hand rides like a mountain bike and with a very reasonable build weighs in at a svelte 29 lbs. Nothing carbon on the build and still using tubes.<\/p>\n

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I worked with Jim at Vecchios Boulder <\/a>to build this beast up.<\/p>\n

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Jim dialed in the fit and got it built up to perfection.<\/p>\n

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The rear end has a  197mm through-axle and plenty of room for the Maxxis Minion FBR 4.8″ tire.<\/p>\n

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Curves all over the place.<\/p>\n

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The hanger is replaceable as part of the through axle. I went with Shimano XT 1×11 which has been shifting like a champ so far.<\/p>\n

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The cranks are Race Face Next SL with a 26T ring. Never managed to drop a chain yet.<\/p>\n

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Paul Component Love Levers on a Thomson Ti bar with a Thomson Stem for the front end.<\/p>\n

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Full housing throughout and a King headset .<\/p>\n

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The bike is built around 483mm Axle to Crown front fork. Which for now is the Salsa Bearpaw fork. Originally I was going to sell it once the carbon Bearpaw becomes available aftermarket… but hey it works.<\/p>\n

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I really like the swoopy top tube, it ads a ton of much needed standover when you are starting in soft snow. Also there is no toe-overlap which can be an issue with big boots and flat pedals.<\/p>\n

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The wheels are DT Swiss Big Ride 350 hubs laced to DT Swiss BR 710 81mm rims.<\/p>\n

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This bike is even better than I expected. So many times you hear of people expecting miracles from a custom frame only to be disappointed. Well that is not the case with the Moots Frosthammer. The handling is amazing and with it being a Ti frame it will last forever. If you are thinking about a Frosthammer, don’t hesitate this bike is everything you could want and more.<\/p>\n

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Moots says: http:\/\/moots.com\/bike\/frosthammer\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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