Aw 
Sorry about that then :o. Piece Maker I thought those bobbly knobbly things on the tyre didn’t look that big.
Not meaning to stir up, but if you were doing long distance tours lars9 how about a bigger wheel ?
Actually, for a multi-use tire, the knobs don’t look that big/aggressive (to me, but then I run duros on my munis, which are about as aggressive as they come). Pump up higher air pressure for road use, and I’ll bet it’s fairly smooth. Naturally, if road riding was to be the only use, a smoother tread would be better. Finding a good dual-purpose tire isn’t easy.
It looks like a great set up to have a very lightweight 3" on a 29er. I cant wait to get the Knard on my Oregon. I would probably run it at a higher pressure than my Duro though.
I am waiting for my 20" and a 26"!!!
Hopefully will arrive this week!!!
So excited.
HiyaChickenfeet 
Congratulations! I’d be exited too !
(Don’t forget we like pics on this forum) 
I’m glad someone brought this up…has anyone actually purchased/riden the new 29" yet? I was interested in getting it mainly for road riding, but I also have similar reservations because of the tire.
If its purely for road riding. Im not sure how long it will last. The treads are really soft, grippy but I doubt durable for the road. Probably good for hard pack trails.
My original comment wasn’t really concerning the thread, it’s the actual size and volume. I can’t imagine a tyre that large pumping up hard enough to actually use on-road primarily.
I’ve never used a 29+ tyre before, but even my 2.2" feels far too sloppy when I let some air out. Maybe that’s just me being used to hard tyres on my road bikes though
There’s a thread specifically about that tire:
http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98763
What would you recommend for a road tire/road uni?
Beats me! I ride everything on the Duro and lovin it:D:D
Actually I love everything I ride, including my favorite Coker tire on the Nightrider, but if I had a Todd tire I might like it even more
…choices…oh never ending choices…
I use a Halo Twin Rail on my 29er, but lots of people seem to like the 2.1" Schwalbe Big Apple. There are a fair few tyre choices for 29ers now! "Official" 29er Tire Reviews Thread
It’s true. It’s amazing how nice this tire is on pavement. It corners really smoothly with none of the grabby feeling or self-steering that is common with larger volume tires.
That said, for truly long distance touring I’d recommend a 36er =).
The only difference is the cover. It contains a new embossed pattern and the width of the velcro holding the removable cover in place (sandwiched under the seatpost plate) has been increased to better hold the cover.
New cover looks sweet.
Yes it does.
It’s also sweet to have a niche sport where we can ask manufacturers and questions and actually get responses. 
I know huh?
It’d be sweeter if we can be their product guinea pigs
Send them out, willing to donate ass and sit X amount of hours on their saddles all for a good cause
I’ll sign up to be a guinea pig, too.
Don’t know if this has been asked before, but…
Any idea of when they’ll be available in Europe?
I mean the complete unis, not just the frame.