Help with Tire Choices.............. Klunker Style

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Got this '35 Hawthorne Frame I thought was going to work well for a Klunker, but either i'm off somewhere or the tires are just too small. There is a lot of room in the rear triangle. Pretty sure this is a 28" frame. Anyone run 29's on these frames?

26x1.95's
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26x2.2 front
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and same 26x2.2 back
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I agree with @Rat Rod with all black. If you do go for something like the gumwall, actually look for Skinwall tires. They are usually better built, lighter with a more tan color. They are also more expensive.
 
I agree with @Rat Rod with all black. If you do go for something like the gumwall, actually look for Skinwall tires. They are usually better built, lighter with a more tan color. They are also more expensive.
I have Pro Comp III 1.75 skin walls. Get stained a lil quicker and shows more. Havent seen Duro 2.25 skin walls yet tho.

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Maxxis Minion DHF 26x2.5 Skinwall, if you actually plan to klunk for real, and if your frame/fork can clear 2.5¨ meat...and, if having a skin- or gum-wall appeals to you.
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I´m seeing pretty much all cruiser tires being mentioned upthread; most of those can survive off-road, but they won´t hook up for real trail-riding.
 
Definitely running this thing off road, I have a whole nother bike for pavement :crazy:

Need something real meetty!

Yeah, measure between the stays, leave a little room for mud clearance or your rims being a little out of true.... and then stuff the fattest real MTB tires you can fit in there. Leave all these tractor/cruiser tires for the JCA street machines, and get something with real trail credentials.

If you don´t like the look/specs of those Maxxis DHF skinwalls, i still think that Kenda Nevegals are the best bang-for-the-buck, all-around trail tires.
 
I'm a fan of the old Knobbies like RatRod posted. I've got a pair of Kenda K-Rad 26x2.3 that I really like too, smooth on pavement but tread comparable to a knobby tire. I think they make them in 1.95 up to 3" wide, even seen skin wall and white letter too if you look hard enough. I like them better than the Holy Rollers on my 24"
 
Yeah, BITD, the 70s guys made do with the tractor-tread jawns like Steve posted way up top. But, in this day and age, we have all these awesome, fat, 559/s2-sized trailworthy knobbies, and they look bad¨butt¨ on a cruiser built for blasting trails. If you want an aggressive but cheap knobby, the CTS ¨BFT¨ is tough to beat, although it is pretty heavy. It has oversized Maxxis High Roller/ Kenda Nevegal-esque treads, and it´s a nice´n´meaty 2.4¨.
https://www.niagaracycle.com/categories/cst-bft-tire-26-x-2-40-wire-bead-black-black-skinwall
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I had a set on a Husky HD industrial bike that i´d built for klunkin´; i gave the bike to a friend in need, but i kinda wish i´d swapped the tires first. They hook up on the trail like no other $14 tire i´ve ridden....
 
Like the tread on these.
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I wish all tires sold online came with such an awesome photo.
Niagara also has this,
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https://www.niagaracycle.com/categories/cst-big-front-tire-26x2-40-black-steel-bead
its like a buck less, but no pic of tread,
Is it same tread but maybe a thicker carcass and not "folding"?
I have a super thin side wall MTB tire - came on a parts bike. I ride it but it looks fragile.
Also pretty cool review...http://www.mtnbikeriders.com/2012/08/07/cst-bft-big-fat-tire-review-by-jerry-hazard/
 
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Yeah those are all the same tire. CST makes the bft in 26x2.4, 26x4.0, 27.5x3.0, and 29x3.0. None of them are available folding, as far as I know. They are basically Maxxis High Roller knock offs for half the price with fewer options available. I rode trails on then as aggressively as a chubby 49 year old on a coaster-only Cruiser can. The tires could do more than the frame and the rider could, for sure
 

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