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Looking for some real world experience , I'm looking for a 29x3 tyre to fit to the rear of my Singular Rooster , currently running a Knard but with ground conditions at present and in near future I need something with slightly more grip !!!
Can anyone advise on actual size comparison between 3" Knard and other 3" tyres please ? I'm running Halo Vapour 50 rims
Cheers
Knard is pretty much Bob on 3"
I run a mix. Vee bulldozer is about 3.2"
Minion was slightly undersize for the first few weeks until the carcass stretched to size. That also is pretty much bang on 3" wide but the knobs are massive and depending on the sweep angle of the stay may foul on hard cornering.
Bonty chapucra, again pretty much bang on 3"
All on mulefut 50mm rims
How much clearance do you have with the knard?
I would suggest the minion dhr would be a great upgrade (they are about £50 at the moment)
My DHF 3.0 120tpi was a squeak off 3" when I first fitted it. might be bob-on 3" now. On Stans Hugo.
Not much clearance with the knard at present , can't decide whether to try another 3" or go slightly smaller maybe hence the post , not had any fouling issues with Knard though
Vittoria bombolinis fit in a rooster happily and are some of the nicest 3.00 29er rubber out there. Dirt wizards also clear front n back no worries at all
I'll try and measure my maxxis chronicles on rabbit holes later
Chronicles are ace.
IMO you don't need a big Tread on 3" tyres use the 13psi or so and feel the force.
I can' chirp in with measurements, I just stick the wheel in & see how it looks.
When I got my Rooster I put Chuba's in front & rear (on Hugo rims), but had to change the front to a Dirt Wizard immediately - zero grip in anything other than bone dry. Chuba's roll well but grip when it aint dry? Forget it.
chronicles on rabbit hole
77mm = 3.03"
& as I said a great all round tyre - rolls really well & amazingly grippy
I've run Knards, Chronicles, DHF, and Vee Trax Fatty.
The Chronicle and DHF come out at 77mm on a Rabbit Hole rim. The Trax Fatty is narrower overall (at about 73mm) due to having no side knobs to speak of. It does have very good grip, but doesn't like been leaned over too far!
Currently running DHF front and Chronicle rear on my Krampus and the grip is superb 🙂 a big step up over the Knards. The Trax Fatty was very good on the back, but as I said it tended to not like off camber/leant over stuff.
Splendid thanks all for comments , now to decide on what to get and sell the knard 👍
Cheers
Keep the Knard for summer! It's a good hardpack tyre. More useable more of the time as a a rear when you're not relying on it so much for steering.