I’m going to purchase the first 26" Oracle (New Nimbus MUni pre-fitted with disc brake hub) off the April container. UDC has always stocked the 3" Duro on the 26" MUni. If that is still the case, I will be asking Josh to customize mine with a Maxxis Ardent 26x2.6" (with kevlar folding bead) tire but I want to make sure I am asking for the right thing (am I saying that right?). I guess I could just tell him to use the same one that Kris Holm offers as stock on his 26er.
I have read this thread in it’s entirety as well as the short lived 26" MUni tire discussion thread. I’m convinced some of the info is outdated. For example, I was all set to use a WTB Stout 2.3" but I think they have been discontinued.
Does anyone have a better suggestion for what tire to use on my new 26er?
A little about myself. Beginner at MUni riding mostly non-technical trails (deep in the woods so lots of roots) up and down a lot of hills but no drops bigger than a stair step. I am 5’10" and weigh 165lbs. I’m 43 years old trying to get my young kids into riding mountain b*kes on the miles of beautiful single track in my area. Speed is of little importance to me right now but I might end up with a 29x2.4" XC machine (when they get older/faster) so I’m really looking for a 26" tire very different from the 29x2.4" and perhaps rides more like a 24x3" without all the weight.
I guess I plan to use 3" DH tube (I’m no mechanic so the high maintenance of tubeless is out of the question as is the FOSS clear tube I run in my 36ers) for reliability.