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Been considering getting something wider like a 2.4" Ralph or Ardent for the front of my rigid Singular Swift.
Spotted the wire bead Knard at Charlie Bikemonger's is only a few quid more than said 2.4" tyres.
So...if I put a 3" Knard on my Crest front wheel, what's the worst that could happen? Would it be appreciably better than a 2.4" tyre on that width of rim? Would I have to buy a tube for it, or would it go up tubeless (as I run my Crests currently)?
(I have DT Swiss carbon rigids which will fit a 3" tyre no problem)
It'll be fine as long as you only go in straight lines 😆
I think the minimum Surly say is 30mm internal rim ridth - so a Velocity P35 is about as narrow as you'd want to go. I've been loving running mine on the front of my Swift, but that's with a Niner fork - it won't fit through a standard Swift fork.
Fits on a crest tubeless no worries but is a bit ....drifty in corners and you have to run a higjer pressure which kind of negates the point of big rubber. The black sheep guys have been using knards on flows with no problems at all though. Mine fits on a flow with no problems tubless at about 15 psi and fits in my fox f 29 for monster front end fun!