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Old 06-19-07 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Doug5150
The Big Apples only make sense if you have "downhill" width rims--such as, 32mm or wider.

Fat tires at low pressures on narrow rims handle crappy, and there's no advantage to running fat tires at high pressures--you might as well just use a narrower tire that handles decently on the rim you've got, and save yourself the rotating weight difference of the fat tires.

For a ~25mm wide rim, tires around 1.5" are about right.
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The Schwalbe Marathon Plus is also another flat-resistant tire to consider, and it comes in 1.75" width, which is more reasonable on a typical ~25mm rim.
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Spoken like someone with no experience on the tire in question.

What's the purpose of running low pressure at all on the street? It's flat pavement, not rooty singletrack...
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