Has anyone used this model with a Fat Tire Mountain Bike in tire sizes 3.8 and above?
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Good day, this carrier can only accommodate tires up to 2.6" wide. Thule does not currently manufacture a roof mounted carrier for a fat tire bike, only the T2 rear carrier with the 919 Fat Tire adapter, or any of the hanging style receiver racks. Thanks!
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Won't fit. The following hitch mount racks are awesome and have a fat bike conversion kit available http://www.1upusa.com/bicycleracks.html
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It should fit fine. I have the rack set up on a mountain bike and road bike. Both are running 700x32 tires with plenty of clearance.
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Hey I'm not sure... I have a 26 MB but I need to change out the tires to smooth slicks with little to now tread because it makes way too much noise with the mountain tread
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I have a 26" Trek with crosstrail type tires and it works perfectly - the clamps keep it pretty firmly upright. Not sure how wide your tires are, the wider ones may make more noise.
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I also have an old Schwinn road bike with that size tire, and I've been using this rim for the last week. No problems.
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I have used it with Presta and Shrader. Haven't used it for air mattresses or anything like that, though. Just bike tires.
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Should work ok with thin-tire road bike. Knobby tread on some mountain bike tires might give a rough ride, and some of the new "fat tire" bikes probably won't fit.
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Really interesting hyperlink article posted by Bruce, from competitvecyclist. Personally I can't get my head around a smaller contact patch on a larger tire, but I'm no one to argue with these guys. I used to ride sportbikes. everything equal (same tire model), we assumed we were getting a larger contact patch, with the larger model. That's why we went for larger tires (same aspect ratio of course). but interesting article!!
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I am not sure i purchased this for my husband as a gift. He has a road bike that I purchased it for and i know he has used it and worked great. He has not upgraded or changed the tire size, its the stock tire that came with the bike. Hope this helps.
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I have no problem at all fitting two regular mountain bikes on this rack. Works great.
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Did you ever find out? I'm curious if this works with 26 inch mountain bike as well.
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Yes it worked fine on my same dimensions. Been in for a year with no flat tires. Love it!
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Yes. Mine is installed on a Giant XTC. I had no problems with fitment around the larger tire. Clearance between fork and tire would be more of an issue.
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Yes, I currently use my rack with 2 29" Specilized MB and 1 24" kids bike. Orillinally the rack works with 26" and 29" mountain bike tires. To make it work i had to buy the. Saris Thelma Juvenile Bike Add-on Kit. Worked for me
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The 1 3/8 refers to the width, so a 2.1 will be a wider tire than your 1 3/8. 2.1 is fairly standard, and 1 3/8 is a thin tire. This may or may not be a problem depending on the size of your rim (wheel). If it's a mountain bike, you're probably fine. If you're trying to put this tire on a road bike, it may not work. You will probably need to get a new tube, though...one that measures 26 / 2.1.
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I used it on a road bike build & it has worked out just fine for me. Not sure about a mountain bike.
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There should be no problem using this trailer with any type mountain bike. The trailer comes with a high quality cam tightened replacement spindle/axle for the rear wheel of your bike. It has extensions that allow the trailer to be quickly hitched to the bike. I have used mine only a few times with my Trek 520 touring bike, but it's wide tire should make it fine for limited off-road use.