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I appreciate the world of fat has a plethora of bigger tyres but thats already covered.
I'm thinking of [s]emulating[/s] copying Surly's new Instigator format i.e. 2.75mm tyres on 50mm rims.
I have the wheels sorted and have used 2.4'' RQs before but before I go looking (think they are discontinued now 🙁 ) I thought I would ask the masses.
Isn't the Knard available in 26x3"
RQ's have been renamed, rather than discontinued. Now called Trail Kings, and still phatttt.
Trail King = Rubber Queen.
They just changed the name.
Isn't there the Gazzallonidi in 3". That may not be the correct spelling. I remember they always used to do enormous looking DH tyres
Thanks guys.
I should have clarified I was trying to do it for less than the cost of the Knards.
I have a Nokian 3'' tyre but its got to be 1800g! and coupled with the fact it rolls as though you are riding up through the plasticine woods into a headwind its out of the question.
Surely plenty of DH specific tyres come in at 26x2.5/6?? Although not sure of weight of the but see below for a quick pick:
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAXXIS-ARDENT-DH-TYRE-26-X-2-6-DPC-42A-/360420217405?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item53eab8123d ]Maxxis Ardent 2.6 @ £26 delivered[/url]
Before you go down a blind alley, Maxxis 2.7s are only about 2.5 in reality, and in terms of volume probably about the same as a 2.4 RQ. I've not tried their 2.6 but the report at the time was that they're on the same carcass as the 2.7s.
Kenda do a folding 2.5 Nevegal which is a little bigger, and a sensible weight but still by no means a mini fat tyre.
Schwalbe tyres come up big, pretty sure my old 2.4in Muddy Marys were as big as the RQ - so the 2.5 version would be comfortably bigger.
2.7 high roller and minions? Think Scwalbe did a 2.6 big betty
I miss the old style Bontrager XR4. The 2.35 was huge, loved it as a back tyre and haven't really found anything to replace it.
Tioga Factory DH 2.3. where the 2.3 came from I've no idea, it's enormous.
Utterly shit tyre though.
I have a pair of decent XR4's at 2.35 lying around.... and a 2.25....
The Gazzaloddi's are huge; but very slow rolling.....
I haven't seen much that really competes with VOLUME in comparison to the RQ, a lot of the other tyres; its the tread the makes the width....
New surly dirt wizard? 26x2.75" http://www.cyclecomponents.com/cgi-bin/air_ibutik.fcgi?funk=visa_artikel&artnr=SUR0844&avd=1
And for a XR4 replacement, have you looked at the 2.4" Conti X-Kings? Pretty fast and light. I've not measured them, but they look big. With them in rigid green 26er at SSUK, I had a few "Looks like a mini Krampus" comments.
Didn't Nokian or gazzalodi do a massive 3.0 tyre?
On One's Chunky Monkey 2.4 comes up quite large, 5mm wider and 9mm taller than a Minion DHF 2.35.
Sticky one is grippy too.
a friend has the 2.5 GEAX tyres with a white sidewall from the On-One site, they're pretty big and really cheap
Let me talk to letmetalktomark. letmetalktomark, let me apologise, I clearly didn't read your OP. Sorry!
I'm thinking the same. I reckon it'd fit in my forks, but I'd need a new rim - and wheel. Dirt Wizard (£60 at least) plus £180 (syntace W35 or 40 on SLX say) = quite a lot for 15% more air in the front. I reckon I'll try to cadge a go on a front wheel at some point and see if it's Really Good or not.