Originally Posted by
Papa Tom
You just have to make sure you have enough clearance in the rear for such a wide tire. I'd have put Hookworms on my bike, but they were too wide to clear the rear seatstay and they would have gotten caught up in my calipers. That's why I went with the 26" X 2.35" Big Apples instead (and I don't regret it!)
Krampus is a 29+ bike, frame/fork designed for 29x3, so clearance will not be an issue. I just wanted to look into street tires that wouldn't look ridiculously skinny.
OP's Karate Monkey on the other hand, is 27.5+, so 29x2.5 might be on the edge