I have Schwalbe G-one all around tires (29x2.25) on Cliffhangers on my Platypus and they've been great. Fairly fast rolling, but plenty of traction for some loose trails. The tires fit the frame fine, though I have to deflate them about to get them around the V-brakes. The unexpected issue I ran into involved the chain being too close to the tire. Drive train is old sugino touring triple and 9-sp cassette. When in the granny ring and biggest two cassette cogs and when riding rougher trails, the chain would hit the tire and get sucked in between the tire and the chainstay. This never happened on smoother roads.
I eventually bought the widest (and offset) Shimano bottom bracket that Riv sells. That seems to have fixed the problem, even on the rough trails. On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 6:58:34 AM UTC-5 DavidP wrote: > I have a bike with a 29x2.25 Thunder Burt on an i29mm rim, on which the > casing measures wider than the knobs and is 56mm / 2.2" @ ~20psi. Variances > in individual tires aside that should be a good max as the Cliffhangers are > i25mm. I'm pretty sure this would work on my Platypus (60cm) if I didn't > have fenders installed which limit me to a 50mm tire. > > -Dave > > On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 5:54:37 PM UTC-4 penne...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi Justin, >> FWIW, the April 28 email newsletter featured a 60cm web special platy >> with 2.3" Teravail Ehlines. Will said: "It clears easily, although I >> wouldn't go any bigger. I suspect these tires are measured knob to knob, >> because calipers showed them as closer to 2.1 than 2.3. Still good!" >> Mack >> >> On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 3:29:05 PM UTC-6 fra...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> I would say it isn’t likely. I have the Soma Cazadero 700x50mm on my >>> wife’s 55 with Cliffhanger rims and there is no room to spare. >>> On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 7:10:49 AM UTC-7 ted.l...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> No specific experience mounting that combo but I can tell you that >>>> 2.25" tires on Cliffhanger rims, for me, measured 60mm. If you've got >>>> calipers, you could check the spacing between tubes and get an idea from >>>> that. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 10:04 AM Justin Kennedy <thesix...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I know it's beyond the official max tire size but wondering if anyone >>>>> has experience with big ol' tires on your Platy. Specifically, a 29'er >>>>> 2.25 >>>>> Thunder Burt (mounted on a Cliffhanger) on a 60cm Platypus. Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/485c9ac2-2e2b-41ef-b9fb-303ab0cc7158n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/485c9ac2-2e2b-41ef-b9fb-303ab0cc7158n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ted Wood < ted.l...@gmail.com > >>>> >>> -- 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/bb46f743-5eb0-4df8-96d8-c8bb51e32636n%40googlegroups.com.
