Maskinen is a small Danish direct-sell firm that specialises in fat bikes. After getting in touch with BikeRadar, Maskinen arranged for us to try out its latest model, the Prodigy R1 27.5+.
The Prodigy 27.5+ shares its carbon frame with Maskinen’s fat bike models. But it swaps out the fat hoops for an own-brand 650b carbon wheelset that’s dressed in slimmer (albeit still plus-sized) 3.25in treads from Vee.
As a brand Maskinen is all about customisation, and so should potential owners not want one of the six spec levels the firm offers on its website then this frame can be built from the ground up. Our test bike gets a spendy spec sheet including a full SRAM XX1 drivetrain, a RockShox Bluto suspension fork and SRAM Guide Ultimate brakes.
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The traction held by those big volume Vee tyres isn’t necessarily obvious when you first ride the bike, but come across the correct terrain and you’ll be rewarded with heaps of grip. Climbing over loose and rocky ground on a familiar loop was dramatically easier than on a regular 650b hardtail.Those balloon treads aren’t great everywhere though, and – perhaps unsurprisingly – we found ourselves struggling for grip in sloppy mud. Still, the fat bike origins mean that clearance is never an issue.
We particularly liked the Prodigy's down tube detailing
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