Knobbies on the GIANT bowery(oh yah!)
 

Check this one out. 700x31 panaracer knobbies on bowery. 44x18 FW or 17 fixed. A tight fit on the fork but good on the rear. For all the haters of the giant compact geometry-this thing rails on hard pack dirt and loose gravel. this is my commuter/main get out on the bike ride. I just tried out the fat tires for the "master planned bike trails" in my area. A mix of paved trail and desert soil loose over hardpack. Geared it down a bit and now a whole different ride. Once the tires wear i'll probably go a bit narrower.
Just thought i'd share my bikes update.
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destroy!

The Bowery is a tank, and that one has appropriate 'treads'. Nice.

Niice! I have a Bowery...it's going to get rattle-canned soon, but they ride nice for commutes. :)

my friend ride a iro jamie roy with cyclocross tires on it all the time,he just wrecks **** its sweet. his bike looks tough as nails

that looks rad!

that looks great man. I can't believe you could squeeze knobbies on there. Did you rattle-can your bike?

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Thanks, Not rattle can. it is the polished al from last years model. one of the first things i did was rip the stickers off. The knobbies really help soften the ride of the aluminum. It is a real tight fit with these tires. I researched and found that ritchey,michelin, and vredenstein make some 700x30 cross tires that are like semi-slicks. i probaly do those up when the knobs are worn off.

did you replace the rims too?

Crampin' muh style. But Mr. Cool Tim can let it sliiiiiiiiide.


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someone needs to start a fixed/cross/Knobbie apprieciation thread.











edit:I think I will

this is pretty much exactly how I envisioned my group buy frame

back to the drawing board!