wind vest on a fatbob

  • brucecul
    brucecul
    11 years ago

    has anyone fitted a wind vest to their fatbob ?.

    wonder if they work

  • Jethro
    Jethro
    11 years ago

    Bruce i fitted the National Cycle DX screen it works ok. Bike pics are in the fatbob pics thread, cost $280

  • Normthe1
    Normthe1
    11 years ago
    Hey Jethro, how much wind does it deflect? Is it noisy etc?

    I like the look of it and I have a 1000km road trip coming up and I am thinking seriously about this...

    Norm
  • Normthe1
    Normthe1
    11 years ago
    Cheers mate, will look into it..
  • brucecul
    brucecul
    11 years ago
    thanks for the info looks like it will work
  • Hesh
    Hesh
    11 years ago

    Have one myself for the Bob.  Works like a charm and quickly removed.

     

    Hesh

  • Normthe1
    Normthe1
    11 years ago
    Cheers boys, you sold me on it and it arrived yesterday from the US for $185 delivered.

    I put it on straight away but I'm still fiddling with the positioning with my apes. Still a work in progress but I'm already loving the decrease in wind buffet.

    Norm
  • brucecul
    brucecul
    11 years ago
    sounds good keep me posted on how it works , possibly a pic too
  • Normthe1
    Normthe1
    11 years ago
    Riding tomorrow so will take a couple of snaps...
  • Jethro
    Jethro
    11 years ago

    Cheers mate, yea show us a pic. I wouldnt be without it now

  • Normthe1
    Normthe1
    11 years ago

    G'day lads, had a decent ride today and tested the screen out at some semi-decent speeds , it goes well.

    Here are a couple of pics, its a bit hard to get a shot of something transparent.  I have it mounted low down right on top of the headlight and the wind is deflected to about the top of my helmet.  It's weird because there is still wind, but it kind of vortexes around from behind you and blows my beard up instead of back.  Way better than taking all the wind front on though and I can't see myself taking it off now...

     I don't know why the second pic is sideways, it's not, its just the wacky shit that goes on with pics on this forum...



  • Jethro
    Jethro
    11 years ago

    Looks good Norm, I actually wanted smoked but couldnt get. Im glad actually the clear dissapears a bit and doesnt detract from the look of the bike.

    Good option for the money, cheers for posting the pic mate

     

  • Hesh
    Hesh
    11 years ago

    I remember it took me about 2 hours of fiddle-fartin' around to get mine just right so the wind would go over the top of my 6ft2" frame.

    Well worth it in the end though

     

    Hesh