Guys,
I am concerned about chain stay tire clearance on my Big Top, specifically the left stay. Originally I was running a Stan's Flow wheel with an XT hub and standard QR in the rear with a Slant Six 2.2. I had some hard miles on that wheel and assumed the dish was a little off due to sloppy re-truing over time (the wheel was used on another bike). In the meantime I had another Stan's Flow built up with a King Hub with a 12x142mm TA. I thought with a new wheel the "dish" problem would be gone. The new wheel helped but it is still biased to the left stay and will make contact every now and then when I hammer on it or when it gets mud packed.
Obviously the safest option for me is to run a slimmer tire to ensure I don't wear through the carbon chain stay. The Racing Ralph tires that came with the bike would work fine but I was hoping I could run a tire with a little more volume than that. I have found the Slant Six to be a great tire. I am 6'6" 245 pounds and like/need volume. Has anyone else noticed this bias towards the left chain stay? What are you guys running for rear tires on this bike? Let me know what you guys think and thanks for the help.
I am concerned about chain stay tire clearance on my Big Top, specifically the left stay. Originally I was running a Stan's Flow wheel with an XT hub and standard QR in the rear with a Slant Six 2.2. I had some hard miles on that wheel and assumed the dish was a little off due to sloppy re-truing over time (the wheel was used on another bike). In the meantime I had another Stan's Flow built up with a King Hub with a 12x142mm TA. I thought with a new wheel the "dish" problem would be gone. The new wheel helped but it is still biased to the left stay and will make contact every now and then when I hammer on it or when it gets mud packed.
Obviously the safest option for me is to run a slimmer tire to ensure I don't wear through the carbon chain stay. The Racing Ralph tires that came with the bike would work fine but I was hoping I could run a tire with a little more volume than that. I have found the Slant Six to be a great tire. I am 6'6" 245 pounds and like/need volume. Has anyone else noticed this bias towards the left chain stay? What are you guys running for rear tires on this bike? Let me know what you guys think and thanks for the help.