When does a wide tire qualify as fat?
11-16-19, 11:03 PM
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When does a wide tire qualify as fat?
Is a 27.5+ x 2.8" knobby just a wide MTB tire or a slim fat bike tire? As a roadie they look pretty obese to me. 😁
11-17-19, 11:11 AM
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3.8” or more wide is “fat”
3” to <3.8” is “plus”
27.5+ x 2.8" knobby... that’s just next year’s gravel bikes
3” to <3.8” is “plus”
27.5+ x 2.8" knobby... that’s just next year’s gravel bikes
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11-24-19, 06:38 PM
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I would say 2.8 is included in the "Plus" size category. That's how my Norco Fluid 2 HT was labeled, with 27.5 x 2.8 WTB Rangers.
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