Recently fat bike tires are getting wider for more float in extreme conditions and the bikes are being built lighter with higher performance in mind.
Fat bike tire sizes.
Stand with your feet planted around 6 inches apart like you would do when you straddle a bike.
Most manufacturers have bike size charts that show the appropriate bike sizes for specific heights.
We will discuss fat bike rims in a future article but fat bike rims currently run from 44mm all the way up to 100mm with rims as wide as 140 160mm possibly.
You can typically get a fat bike with 26 27 5 or 29 wheels.
Tires with a 3 width are often used on fat bikes when speed is required and the trail conditions are still relatively hard packed.
Fat tires range in size from about 3 7in.
This carbon fat tire bike comes with 27 5 x 3 8 inch tires for conquering mud and snow but is also compatible with 29 wheels and 26 inch wheels with 4 8 inch tires.
The super light chassis and the sure footed rollover of 27 5 x 4 wheels and tires reinforce beargrease s objective.
Narrower tires are best suited to groomed snow riding and racing touring desert tracks or lighter riders who require less flotation.
But this alone cannot guarantee a perfect fit so the next two measurements are recommended.
The resultant range in tire volume is huge.
A 3 tire while not technically considered a fat bike tire is significantly wider than a standard mountain bike tire which sits between 2 2 4.
20 4 0 24 4 0 26 4 0 and 26 4 6.
To 5 2in typically mounted to rims measuring 50 100mm.
In this blog we list the recommended tire size charts for lb mountain road fat rims.
Ultra endurance fat bike racing singletrack.
Just like traditional mountain bikes fat bikes come with different wheel sizes.
To keep you in the express lane wherever you re headed.
Unfit tire size could damage the rim and put the riders in danger.
Most fat bikes use 26 inch.
The essence of a fat bike is its rims and tires.
This all round fat bike tire is designed for loose soft conditions while the low profile knobs promise to deliver a fast rolling experience.
If the tire is not wide enough you re risking more pinch flats and blowouts.
The ground control fat tire is unique in that it s offered in kids fat sizes in addition to more traditional fat tire sizes.
Beargrease is our hot rod fat bike designed to convert strength and determination into speed.
If it is too wide tire burping and poor stability may occur.