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Hi All,
I have a Surly 1x1 that I would like to turn in to a slightly fat bike so I was wandering who makes the widest 26" tyre that I can fit on standard rims? 1x1 frames have "fatties fit fine" written on them and I have a ridged fork so I think there is a bit of space. I can't find a tyre wider than 2.5" and as the tyres I already have on there are 2.3" I'm not sure it's worth changing them.
Any thoughts?
How wide is your rim (internal) as that will generally dictate max tyre width.
3" tyres fit just fine on 17mm rims.
creates a horrible profile for cornering and feel even horribler the lower pressure you run though.
Rim width does matter, I want from a standard 26er rim (sorry don't know the internal width), to a 27mm internal width, corners on 2.1 tyres loads better, although they are a sod to fit!
I was looking into this recently. Surly do some, a 2.7" called the Dirt Wizard and a 3.0" called the Knard.
They state a miniumum 35mm rim and designed for a 50mm rim on both tyres. I can't work out if that's internal or external widths.
I'm using 2.8" Surly Dirt Wizards on 40mm rims on my 1x1, as are a few other 1x1 owners.
(Surly 3" Knards will fit too, but I prefer the bigger lugs on the DWs for local conditions.)
My opinion is that the DWs transform the 1x1 for the better, and I'm not alone in that.
Here's a pic of Jamie on his at SSUK
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Just measured my rims and they are 23 mm internal. I've got 75mm to play with on the forks.
Not massive but the 2.4 Conti Rubber Queen is pretty large (now called Trail King) I tried it on a 27mm internal Stans "Freeride" rim. If you fancy one I have an almost new 26, been tempted by 650!
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