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  1. I've got a 29" muni, and i love it!
    But the problem is that the tire i have is only 2.1" wide. The widest
    available at the moment (as far as i know) is 2.3". Does anyone know if
    there is a wider tire available that will fit on my 29" KH rim?

    thanks
    /Henrik

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  2. Biggest I know of currently is the 2.35 Big Apple, which is not knobbly.
    I heard that one of the tyre companies was developing a 2.35 knobbly,
    but can't remember who - I read about it on a bike / 29er news site
    somewhere I think.

    If you've got a KH frame you should watch out for clearance though:
    older KH 29er frames apparently don't have sufficient clearance for a
    2.35 BA.

    I rode with a BA for some time. I found it OK when I tried it offroad,
    but you probably wouldn't want to ride it in muddy conditions due to it
    being fairly slick. On road it was quite a smooth fast ride, but took
    some getting used to - particularly in terms of controlling its
    reaction to road crown. Once I was used to it, I liked it. (side
    note: I now have a 36er, so I've put a Kenda Klaw XT Rear on the Nimbus
    29er - same tyre as the KH29XC).

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  3. WTB make a 29 x 2.35" knobbly tyre. Its called the 'Exiwolf'
    (http://www.wtb.com/tires_wtb29er.html). Apparently its a pretty good
    tyre.

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  4. Cool! Thanks a lot guys!

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  5. The Panaracer is the one I couldn't remember the name of :-)

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  6. mark williamson said:

    The Panaracer is the one I couldn't remember the name of :-)

    well, isnt that special.

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  7. A review of exiwolf here - http://tinyurl.com/peaca

    According to a 29er bike person I know, thanks to the inexact science
    of tyre sizes, it's not actually wider than the kenda klaw 2.1". Is
    that true?

    Joe

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  8. I just got the Exiwolf 2.3 and yesterday I put it onto my KH29. Today I
    rode it a couple miles for the first time and I like it. It's not much
    wider than the stock Kenda Klaw, but has a bit more volume which made
    curb hopping seem easier.

    Since the BA2.35 rubbed the frame, I was afraid the Exiwolf wouldn't
    clear the frame, but it does with a bit of room to spare.

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  9. The exiwolf is wider that the kenda, I found a really good tyre website
    that tells you all the numbers you'll ever need:
    http://www.mtbtires.com/specs/700.html

    The panaracer rampage seems like a good one, but I cant seem to get
    hold of it. Not many stores have it, and those who do doesn't have it
    in stock...

    Someone on a mtb forum said there is a 29" wtb tyre called weirwolf on
    the way, it is supposed to be 2.55" wide.

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  10. henque19 said:

    Someone on a mtb forum said there is a 29" wtb tyre called weirwolf on
    the way, it is supposed to be 2.55" wide.

    the weirwolf is already around for 26"

    maybe its coming out for 29ers too...here is a pic of a possible
    prototype.

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  11. Yes, i know, but they're making a 29" version of it. Can't wait until
    its finished..

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  12. cool! another reason for somone to buy my 29er...there are couple more
    pix of that 29er proto if you google for it.

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  13. 29x2.55? That's insanely huge :-)

    I wonder if it'll fit any production frames ... at all, really. Maybe
    using a Coker-sized frame?

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