[Closed] What tyres (sorry) for sand?

You need a Fatbike...

Surly Larry

Cycled up Tahoe in the sand - never again!

As big as possible...

Conti 2.4" Rubber Queens would be a good start if you can't fit fatbike rubber onto your bike.

As in many areas of life, it's about width.

kenda k-rad work well in sand. just not on any other surface found in south wales. wanna buy some?

You need to buy a fatbike or get another hobby 😕

I live next to the beach, nothing comes close to the float of a 4" tyre, the Panaracer Fire FR 2.4" I was using before, were useless in soft / dry sand.
If this is not an option for you, whatever tyres you choose, get as wide as possible & with as little pressure as possible.....Have fun! 🙂

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Fat bike's not an option (unfortunately!) my £4k/year salary wouldnt stretch to that! I have some big Kendas (BG and Nevegal). I think they will do.

Getto tubeless and low pressures a good idea?

no pressure will be low enough, sorry.

Depends on sand. One of the beaches round me is firm enough for regular tyres, but cross the river & your going nowhere. You just going to have experiment 🙂

But if it is loose, dry sand...wat cynic-al said 😕

You don't need fats. Sand just requires a few extra skills and some minor modifications.
As an Aussie we ride in sand all the time. I have issues with this mud and clay you guys ride in.
You need to convert to tubeless cause you need low pressures of the order of 20 - 25 psi. If you run tubes you will get regular pinch flats.
You want reasonably fat tires 2.3 or wider but you don't need a fat bike.
I used to use Maxxis Ignitors front and Crossmarks rear.
You don't need anything more aggressive than this.
Hope this helps.
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Cheers hugor! Thats what I wanted to hear!

I miss Oz!

That photo doesn't look like any island I've been to in the UK.

Alex, why don't you just take your bike to the nearest beach & try it yourself.
Where you moving too?

I miss Oz!

I currently dont live anywhere near any sand.

I'm moving to biking mecca. Tresco (isles of scilly). its only for a year, but ill go mad without a bike!

Cheers, gonna look up that place. Might be good for a holiday. Never heard of it. You can't go a year without a bike!!! It's not a realistic consideration.

Hugor picture looks more like an Aussie road to me 🙂

- Has anybody UK got a Larry in stock?

One of the Maxxis Larsons was made for sand and sandy soil... Never actually used it though but it does explain why they're so ****ing useless at glentress when it rains.

Smallblock works as well as any normal tyre I've ever used, in sand. Decent volume, and the block pattern seems to spread the load. Still hard going though but you can ride fairly normally on everything but drift sand.

Geax AKA in 2.2. Works great on the sand. Use them on my trail bike and downhill bike at Woburn Sands with no problem.

[i]Moving to an Island.[/i]

start swimming ?

Kev

I feel a fat bike calling me.

Hugor, your Australian terrain looks very similar to some of mine (Botswana).

Do you get a lot of deep, dry, drifted sand or is it a few cm/mm over hardpack?

The next question is what chain lube for sand? (And whether to go singlespeed or keep some gears)

Any recommendations for online fat bike sellers with international shipping? (Have identified a few, would be nice to hear personal experiences)

33mm (1.2" ?) semi-slicks for these real men

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I use Purple Extreme dry lube for sand / beach riding.....excellent stuff. Once applied correctly, does not attract dirt & quick hose off at end of ride is all that is required.

Gears are good for sand riding, esp some nice low ratios for dune riding. I use 22/32 front and 12/36 rear. Depends on your terrain & how loose the sand is you are riding.

I found fatbikes.com very good with my 9zero7. I did have a few issues during the build, but they were really good with customer service & sorted everything out.

Real men look like that do they 🙄 Im sure they were enjoying every minute of that..... 😆

I'd love a fat bike. Don't neeed one bbut they just look so much fun.
I've been eyeing out a Salsa Mukluk since they came out.
That pic is from Alice Springs which is in the centre.
There is an excellent 5 day race called the Red Centre Enduro that that pic came from.
You get all kinds of surfaces there.
Dry river beds with very soft deep sand, then you have hardpack with or without a few cms of wind blown sand over the top. Of course there's the dry sharp rocky stuff at the tops of ranges.
Full respect for that pic of that race above. That looks like real hard work.
I used to use white lightning dry lube sparingly. Worked for me.

Assuming you can find reasonably hard sand you don't need special tyres or a special bike or tubeless - anything will do.