Don't give up. I've had this same question. I put the 2.1 GKs on my Allrounder last summer. They fit the frame ok, but are too tight with fenders. For what it's worth, the 2.1 GKs are bigger than the 2.1 Rat Trap Pass tires that were on there previously, which kind of bummed me out. I thought 2.1 would be the magic size. So I'm (purely) guessing the BBs will be smaller - even if that just means true to size. If not maybe RTPs will work instead of the NPs? If not, we're all just waiting for 26x1.95 which, at one point, was the dominant size produced. On Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 7:11:54 AM UTC-7 captaincon...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks Garth. They mounted to the RIM with no tools and minimal effort. > It has to do with clearance issues with the frame and fork. I used to run > 26 x 50 Schwalbe kojaks with no issue in aeroheat and cliffhanger rims, so > I presumed the 26 x 2.1 gravel kings would work. > > Anyone want to trade new folding Billy Bonkers, gently used Natches Pass, > or new Homage tires for a new pair of Gravel Kings? > > Or, I may just be done with idiosyncratic bikes (e.g. Quickbeams and > Xo-3s). > On Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 3:26:25 AM UTC-6 Garth wrote: > >> As for the tire mounting, those Kool Stop Tire Jacks are designed to >> assist in just what you describe, very difficult "I can't, it won't, etc" >> tire mountings. >> >> Schwalbe states their tires are "usually" a little narrower, but not >> every specific tire is like that. They state a variation of +/-3mm. No >> experience with the Billy Bonkers from me. >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 7:10:32 PM UTC-5 captaincon...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> I just tried to mount Gravel King 26s to to Dyad rims on my '94 XO-3--no >>> dice. Does anyone have experience with Billy Bonkers? My history with >>> Schwalbe is tells me that in practice their tires are reliably narrower >>> than listed. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e868954d-ac69-46f0-878a-d9e048ec1c15n%40googlegroups.com.
