Agreed, Keith. I use the bike mostly on road, but my 2016 46cm Appaloosa has Surly Extra Terrestrial 26 x 46mm aka 1.95" and I really like that tire and bike combo. The bike came to me as a complete, with Kenda 1.75" and I really disliked those tires.
On Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 11:10:48 PM UTC-8 iamkeith wrote: > > I wouldn't assume that a few more millimeters of tire is mecessarily going > to be an improvement. At some point, a volume moves beyong "just right" to > "too much," and handling and ride quality begin to suffer. It can get > bouncy, squirmy, vague, sit too high, and change the trail. I've done my > own plundering with my 26" All Rounder (and XO-1, too), with tires ranging > from 1.5 to 2.4. The most goldilox size Ive found is 1.95. It used to be > a common size, back in the 80s, but now the Sim Works Homage is the only > one I know of. Meanwhile, the rest of the industry keeps making copy after > copy of 2.1 or 2.3 tires. I don't get it. I still prefer a more basic > traead like on the original 1.75 Compass, which is the same as Pasella, but > it's not available. > On Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 5:22:47 PM UTC-7 [email protected] > wrote: > >> I thought I had plunged the depths of 26” tires. >> >> I was wrong. >> >> Thanks to the brain trust for all the recommendations >> >> >> >> Bernard ’ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On >> Behalf Of *Brian Turner >> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 28, 2025 5:00 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Cc:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [RBW] 26 inch tire >> >> >> >> The RH Humptulips Ridge knobby will come out to around 50mm. (I’ve used >> this tire on my 26” Atlantis with Atlas rims) >> >> >> >> There’s also the RH Rat Trap Pass gravel slick. >> >> >> >> both of these come in a variety of casings. >> >> >> >> Brian >> >> Lexington KY >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 27, 2025, at 9:52 PM, Bernard Duhon <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I have a 26 inch Atlantis build. It's an older model and will take a >> maximum of 47-48mm tire, actual measurement on a 17 inch rim. >> >> I have the 2 inch Marathon Supreme and Marathon which both fit (they >> measure 47mm) . I would like a tire of a 47 mm actual measurement. Lighter >> and more supple. I have the older Gravel Kings 1.75 (they measure 41 mm >> ) and I'd like something closer to the two inch model. >> >> I see the panaracer 2.1 gavel king knobby . Thay might fit. But I >> couldn’t find the weight. >> >> >> >> I am thinking the extra 5 mm of tire is worth it. >> >> >> >> Any recommendations? >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CH2PR17MB3720D12A94762A637752B174CDEF2%40CH2PR17MB3720.namprd17.prod.outlook.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CH2PR17MB3720D12A94762A637752B174CDEF2%40CH2PR17MB3720.namprd17.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ED63A42E-C805-4637-88D2-BF0E775C3DF1%40gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ED63A42E-C805-4637-88D2-BF0E775C3DF1%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/771f9456-ea10-45e2-99e1-8174e5f42713n%40googlegroups.com.
