Fat tires

[Nightrider]

I want something fatter than a 26x2.125. Was looking for bontrager Hank's, but long gone ( discontinued). Are Fat Franks any good, are they much fatter than a standard balloon tire? I don't want anything crazy like a 3", just a nice easy rolling fatter tire than a 2.125.
Thanks,
Johnny

 

[kingfish254]

Franks are about the same size as Hanks. Nice and fat but not overkill.

 

[yoothgeye]

Walmart should still be selling Streamliners, I have 2 sets and am pretty sure they are 2.25 width, the sidewall looks fat and they are some smooth riding tires.

 

[Spokeshave]

Agreed, they ride great and have a bigger look to them. They are made by Bell I think. Walmart by me has them on the shelves.

 

[yoothgeye]

One pair of my Streamliners is on my motorized bike so I can attest to them at high speeds for extended time.

 

[Nightrider]

Are they cheaper than the franks?

 

[Toeslider]

They're on clearance now, last ones I bought were $8.00 each. I've gotten them for as low as $5.00 a piece.

 

[Nightrider]

Wow! Worth a try I guess. Might try to get a few sets!

 

[kingfish254]

Are they cheaper than the franks?

Almost any tire is cheaper than franks

 

[Nightrider]

King fish, If my memory is correct (sometimes not at all) you had a set of hank's once. Still have them, wanna sell?
Johnny

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

Good luck with that. Lol.

I'd say you can see a difference between a hank and a frank, the franks are bigger. But both are cool in their own right and I like em both. And the Wally World tires are most definitely worth the money, a bit bigger than reg cruiser tires and a great price if ya find em on clearance, they aren't in clearance everywhere, gotta look around. Good luck

 

[kingfish254]

My Hanks are on Flexy, so not much chance of selling those.

 

[NicksGarage]

I've got Fat Franks on one bike and Bontrager Solanas on my other one. Both the same size, 26x2.35 but the Bontragers are a bit wider since they have a rub strip on the sides, plus they're on wider rims. I like both of them. I originally bought regular size tires because I didn't want to spend the money on the fatter tires but just kept thinking I was missing out. Sure enough I should have just spent the money up front.

I don't know what color tires you're looking for but you can also get Electra Vintage Diamonds and Chimi has a some fat cream tires in his for sale listing.

Cream Fat Franks

Bontrager Solana whitewalls

 

[kingfish254]

Those Solanas look sweet too!!!

Nightrider, I don't think I will be removing my red line Hanks anytime soon. They look toooooo sexy on Flexy.

 

[MIGZ]

Project 346 tires are 26x2.35

These tires are some of the best rolling tires I have since they minimize surface contact area by design. What that translates to is less friction.

 

[Nightrider]

Kingfish, those redlines do look SWEEET! on Flexi. I wouldn't strip them either.
Oh, just got back from walfart, picked up a set of streamliners(only 2 left) for $3 each. With those being so cheap, I can still get a set of Franks (unless someone steps up with a set of Hank's).Hank's and Frank's, kind of funny.
Thanks for all the input, wouldn't have found the $3 tire deal without you all!
Johnny

 

[NicksGarage]

Kingfish, those redlines do look SWEEET! on Flexi. I wouldn't strip them either.
Oh, just got back from walfart, picked up a set of streamliners(only 2 left) for $3 each. With those being so cheap, I can still get a set of Franks (unless someone steps up with a set of Hank's).Hank's and Frank's, kind of funny.
Thanks for all the input, wouldn't have found the $3 tire deal without you all!
Johnny

I've never seen those Streamliners in my WM. I'll have to check a larger one.

 

[Nightrider]

FYI, they come in a box folded up. You can see a pic on walmart.com. I had to dig behind everything to find'em. They didn't have a designated spot on the shelf.

 

[Sphinx]

When I get back to work, I hope to get some from ya. I handled some at Ichibike in DesMoines. They are really cool!

Project 346 tires are 26x2.35

These tires are some of the best rolling tires I have since they minimize surface contact area by design. What that translates to is less friction.

 

[Nightrider]

Are you from DM. Dan @ Ichi is a longtime friend of mine!