Framed (Innova) 27.5 Minnesota Fat Bike Tire
This is a quick review of the Framed 27.5 Minnesota Fat Bike Tire
Specs:
Dimensions: 27.5 x 3 (mine measures ~ 2.8 wide on a 50mm Mulefut rim)
Weight: 992 grams (claimed)
Bead: Wire (tubeless compatible)
Casing: 72 tpi (on tire)
I just started using this tire on my Oracle 26 (4 Rides).
Yup this 27.5 tire/wheel just barely fits a 26 Oracle with only the very occasional rub when I really crank up something. I did grind a shallow notch in the flat part of the seat-tube base at the crown bottom just in case (see pic), but the tire just squeezes in there with out this mod too.
The wide profile absorbs bumps well and keeps me rolling over loose rocky terrain (I save a good bit of energy because I can stay seated more over bumps). The tire goes through deep sand pretty well - I’ve been able to ride it through washes that stopped my other tires. This tire is not bad on hardpack or loose-over-hard either, although I find the Schwalbe Hans Dampf and Rock Razor are smoother and have better control on these surfaces where this tire can feel a tad squishy and grabby when carving turns.
The weight is light enough not to feel sluggish. The thin sidewalls are a bit picky on PSI, but I can still inflate to feel.
This tire setup very well tubeless on a MuleFut 50 SL Rim using the mulefut rim strip, overlaid by a layer of Gorilla tape with a tubeless valve. (I used a tube to shape the tire. When removing the tube I left the bead locked to the rim on one side.) The tubeless setup is solid enough for jumping and small sidehops without burping ( it hasn’t burped at all on anything Ive tried). I haven’t gone off any drops > 1 ft on it yet.
This tire is reasonably priced. I got mine from the-house.com for $40.
http://www.the-house.com/qfrbtmns275zz-framed-bike-tires.html
They also go for $50 shipped on Amazon and EBay.
