Fat or Skinny Tires for you Rigid SS?

[johnnyru]

Just wondering what you guys with the rigid singlespeeds do for tire selection. I just put some 26 x 2.5 Bontrager Big Earls on mine and I don't think I'll ever use anything smaller...it's just so much more...bearable. I get skads of traction too...it's almost ridiculous.

[Quo Fan]

Wow! 2, count 'em, 2 spambots in the same thread!

[jacksonpt]

I run 2.3s front and rear... I'd probably run bigger if I could, but I don't have clearance in the back and I do try to keep my tires on the light side when possible.

[MMcG]

Slightly narrower with better rolling resistance in back, and meatier/wider in front with more cornering grip for me.

[peter6061]

Right now I'm running 2.1s front and rear on mine and 2.3s on my wifes. It was a little rough at the start, but now that I'm used to it, it takes all the bumps with ease.

I may swap out the tires on each bike so we both end up with 2.3s on the front and 2.1s on the rear though. We'll see. Right now she really likes having big tires front and rear.

[slow_v6_stang]

i run anywhere between a 1.8 and 2.0 depending on conditions

[nosamiam]

My bike (29er) came with Kenda Nevegals with HUGE knobs and they were killing me since I pretty much only ride on the road right now. So I swapped out for some 700c x 38 (let's see... that would be 0.97") slicks. Muuuuuch nicer. I don't have to fight to keep momentum now.

So, very skinny for me.

[DiRt DeViL]

2.4 on the front and a 2.1 on the rear on my rigid Unit.

[Rainer Wolfcastle]

2.3 on front and 2.1 back. Going to get 2.3 back as well. Continental Verticals.

[JohnE]

I am running WTBs, Weirwolves I think (Havent even seen my bike in 4 months...) but when I get home I am thinking about going skinny with something like the old Dart/Smoke combo...
Although I am rolling through sand alot. Any good sand tires out there for an SS?

[dirtjumper202]

2.3" is the way to go

[Quo Fan]

The largest my frame will accept is 2.2.

[BikeGeek]

I'm running Conti Vertical Pros front and back on my 26" bike. They're sold as 2.3 but I'd say that measurement is questionable...they appear thinner. My 29er has Maxxis Ignitors (2.1).

I don't think tire size for rigid riding is as important as staying loose and letting your body absorb the terrain. Too big of a tire is going to suck up momentum that is so important in SS.

[Evil plug]

i usually use 2.5 Nevegal folders on my SS, only cause where i ride is wicked technical, so i like to have as much traction, and extra squish as i can fit in my frame

[capt.crispy]

I run 2.1 contis front and rear on mine.The trails I use it on are pretty smooth rolling trails so it's not bad and it rolls super fast.

[TreeSaw]

I'm not cool enough to run a rigid SS, but I like my Kenda Kinetics (they're 2.2 UST).