Looking for something from 2.8 to 4 wide. It will be for gravel, pavement, and trail. I saw these SCHWALBE ROCKET RON TIRE - 27.5 X 2.8, TUBELESS, FOLDING, BLACK, EVOLUTION, SUPER GROUND, ADDIX SPEEDGRIP. Also was looking at Taravail coronado 3.0s. I am not shure how well they roll. Any other recommendations you folks can provide. I have been using schwalbe g one all round lites but can't find them anymore.
Best rolling fat bike 27.5 tire
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Looking for something from 2.8 to 4 wide. It will be for gravel, pavement, and trail. I saw these SCHWALBE ROCKET RON TIRE - 27.5 X 2.8, TUBELESS, FOLDING, BLACK, EVOLUTION, SUPER GROUND, ADDIX SPEEDGRIP. Also was looking at Taravail coronado 3.0s. I am not shure how well they roll. Any other recommendations you folks can provide. I have been using schwalbe g one all round lites but can't find them anymore.
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Perhaps enough of us request this size from Schwalbe and Teravail, they might produce them.
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Big fan of my Coronados. Fast rolling on gravel. Great in loose over hard and sandy conditions. Only complaint is the front tire gets a bit loose at higher angles in a flat (vs banked) turn. Just wish they came in a 27.5 x 3.8.
You should determine first if you want a plus tire (around 3") or a fat tire. Either will require different rim width and also will impact BB height. If your fatbike is designed for a full fat tire, a 29" wheel may be better for your " low rolling resistance" wheelset.
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Maybe I put the 27,5 D4 back on the bike and take the studs out to compare if the avg speed on strava is in line with the JumboJims on the road. The studded D4 has been fast on the groomed trails and ice this winter on my new bike.
The minions are OK on the singletracks but it's no fun to waste to much energy before reaching the fun parts.
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I guess there is more in it than the tread design.
Bit late, here, but you might want to look at the Terrene Cake Eater. I rode a set of 26x4.6 Cake Eaters on my Norco aluminum Bigfoot and they roll srpisingly well. Not quite as fast as my Jumbo Jim 4.8s, but pretty close. The good news is that Terrene makes the Cake Eater in 27.5x4 and 27.5x4.5. I've got a Pivot fat bike on order and hoping it arrives this fall. I'll be running a set of Cake Eaters on it. The Cake Eaters are also studdable. No problem setting them up tubeless, either. You can order them directly from the Terrene website. Have had very good luck buying them, direct.
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They don't roll surprisingly well IME. I think I could have gotten away with D5s on the Iditarod like a dozen others and had a lot less rolling resistance. My D5s roll far better than my CEs. And of course D4s roll better than D5s, although it's a much smaller difference IME. I've learned to understand the "rolls surprisingly well" phrase from a bike shop means "like dragging a wet mattress through just-poured concrete".
I just went with some panaracer FBN 27.5 3.5s. This does roll pretty well IME and I was looking for something that would be decent for gravel. I was using the 4.0 version and it especially rolls well when it gets worn in a bit. Haven't used the 27.5 yet, but based on the other version, they should roll decently.
I just went with some panaracer FBN 27.5 3.5s. This does roll pretty well IME and I was looking for something that would be decent for gravel. I was using the 4.0 version and it especially rolls well when it gets worn in a bit. Haven't used the 27.5 yet, but based on the other version, they should roll decently.
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The FBN has generally low height lugs, the center lugs are low and more more of a continues strip with less ups and downs than the CE, it's a supple casing, etc. The CE lugs are for traction. IME, there's just no comparison. The FBN is a terrible tire for snow or winter, but on dry and especially on smoother stuff, it rolls exceptionally well for a fat tire IME.
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I like 'em a lot. Best all around 27.5 x 3.8" tire going, if you don't need studs.
They definitely don't roll as fast as a Jumbo Jim. But they grip much better when leaned.
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I'd like to resurrect this thread since I have the exact same question in late 2024:
I'm looking for something that rolls fast on frozen dirt and well packed snow. Mostly will be riding them on those freeze-thaw days, might be calling them into action for a race or event when conditions seem pretty firm. It seems like the options are:
Does anyone have any real experience that could help me out here?
I'm looking for something that rolls fast on frozen dirt and well packed snow. Mostly will be riding them on those freeze-thaw days, might be calling them into action for a race or event when conditions seem pretty firm. It seems like the options are:
- Terrene Cake Eater Light, unstudded, 27.5 x 4.0, Bead to bead: 217mm, claimed weight: 1325g
- 45Nrth Dillinger 4, unstudded, 27.5 x 4.0, B2B: 230mm, claimed weight 1400g
- 45Nrth Vanhelga 27.5 x 4.0, B2B: 238mm, actual weight: 1423g
- Bontrager Barbegazi 27.5 x 4.5, B2B: 255mm, actual weight: 1310g
Does anyone have any real experience that could help me out here?
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For speed on snow it's the Barbe, no doubt about it.
If it could be studded it'd be more popular than the D4/D5.
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I have Rocket Ron's 27.5x3" on my full squish bike and they roll very well on dirt and pavement. I had some Kenda Juggernauts (26x4") as summer tires on a geared fatty and SS fatty. They were light and rolled really well. Not sure they make them anymore. Neither the Rons nor Juggernauts were great at hooking up in loose dirt at speed.
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