Originally Posted by
02Giant
My latest bike build is a early Mongoose ATB now with drop bars, 2 x 10 gearing, and 2.3" tires, not quite fat bike territory but fun to ride. I've had my Orca out once since completing the Mongoose.
2.3" tires are std Mtb tires and far from a fat bike tire. Even the new "plus" bikes start at 3", at least as far as I know.
I have found that the trend for the plus tires is a good compromise between fat and regular Mtb tires. My fat bike has 26x4 and that's "fat" enough for me. I rode some 4.8 tire bikes and you really could feel the weight of the tires and the roll from low pressure/big sidewall height. I didn't like it for aggressive riding but maybe it's perfect for casual beach rides?