Jeffrey,
I'm the guy Doug mentioned. On my Toyo 64 cm Atlantis, Big Ben 50's are
probably the ideal tire. 55's won't fit. I can do the 50's with a fender on the
Atlantis, but the toe clip overlap was annoying for me.
My Atlantis was from batch 2 in 2001, so it is possible yours is from a later
batch that has more room, so maybe 55's would fit on yours even though they
don't fit on mine. However, if you are considering fenders, maybe just go with
the 50's, because I'd be surprised if an Atlantis, even from a later Toyo
batch, fit Big Ben 55's AND a fender. 55's with fender won't work on my first
generation Hunqapillar, and I wouldn't expect any Atlantis to have more
clearance than that.
Both tires, Big Ben 55 and Big Ben 50, ride great for me. I don't consider them
slow or sluggish, and their tread is useful on dirt. I think they're the best
all rounder tire I've found. If Compass ever came out with a supple 700x50, I'd
only then be tempted to replace my Big Bens, and I think that's saying a lot,
and even then, I'm not sure Big Ben wouldn't still be the best choice on dirt.
For the nice ride they give combined with a very low frequency of flats, in not
sure why if think of improving upon them.
And the 55's are better, but the 50's are great. I've gone overnighting on the
50's with all-day tire happiness both on dirt and pavement in the same trip.
Big Ben 50's are the optimum Atlantis tire I think. If someone were spec'ing
their first Atlantis build, I certainly say that is the tire to use. I see no
reason to go narrower even if that bike were limited to paved roads.
-James
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> On Sep 5, 2016, at 1:53 PM, Jeffrey B wrote:
>
> I'm considering new tires for a 64cm Toyo Atlantis. Im riding little bens
> right now and they have been great, but I'd like more width. I'm playing with
> getting the Big Bens on 50 or 55. Rims are Sun cr-18. I know the 50s will fit
> but not sure I can get the 55s under fenders. Any thoughts or advice? I'm
> looking for something that will do a 100mile per week (paved) commute and
> have some tread for the occasional weekend trail ride. Also considered the
> marathon mondial but seems like it could be overkill. Thanks!
>
> Jeff
> Arlington, Va
>
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