A brilliant, witty, devilishly bald man said recently:
“I’ve been doing some measuring and the biggest differences between the X King and the Dirt Wizard are the cost, the tread pattern and the weight. Volume, not so much…
All measurements round the casing with digital calipers, circumference rim hook to hook with thread and tape measure.
Front “2.75” Dirt Wizard on Crest. 20 psi
Width (digital calipers) – 2.35 in
height from rim hook (d.c.) – 2.05 in
circumference (thread and tape measure) – 6.5 in
Rear “2.4” X-King on Crest 20 psi
Width – 2.33 in
height from rim hook – 1.91 in
circumference – 6.25 in
Dirt Wizard is 850g in the light weight version and costs £65
X King is 560g in light weight version, costs £35
Admittedly the tread is chunkier and is going to take a lot of that extra weight.
A 39 mm (internal) Velocity Dually is 610g
21mm internal Crest is 340g
So you may as well get a wide rim and whatever tyre you fancy, but don’t think the Dirt Wizard is THE way to go for an extra volume. I did see a chap running the 2.4in X-kings on Duallys and they looked pretty substantial!”
What a guy.
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/26-wide-rims-for-semi-fat-front-end
