I’ve been playing around with fat 650b tires, though I still prefer my Hans Damph Gravity 2.3 for general riding cuz it’s fast and durable, there are some 650B+ tires coming out that are worth looking at for a mid fat:
Vee Rubber Trax Fatty, this tire uses the same pattern at the 36er muni tire, but wider, much wider. There are three widths, which is very cool, I have the 3.25" which actually measures out to 3.25"! There is also a 2.8" and 3". This tire is relatively fast, has good grip on firm and rock, and the sidewall is very burly. I think my 3.25" weighed in the low to mid 900gms.
These are tall tires, on par with a tall 29er tire, so you need frame clearance vertically as well as horizontally; an Oregon or similar. In the smaller version you could probably squeeze into a Oracle 29 or KH 29; certainly the 2.8", but the 3" could be tight. This tire would be my first choice for anything “tire abusive” that wasn’t overly slimy; tread is thin so it might not be the best for wet weather riding.
I am looking at getting a narrower 650B+ to run on my 29" Oracle frame, something in the 2.8-3" range, feedback to follow…
Tires to consider, but with caution:
Fat B Nimble, a very lightweight 650B+ tire that has super thin sidewalls, take care if you are riding rock as it could fail.
WTB Trailblazer 2.8, user reports are that the tire measure closer to 2.4, so it’s not actually much bigger than an Ardent or a Hans Dampf. And it weighs 900gms!
What is still lacking is a 650B+ with aggressive tread, but I’m watching 