Gallery: Plus size tires are kind of a thing

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While cruising around at this year’s Sea Otter, a few trends were pretty much unmistakable. First, there are a lot of carbon wheel companies and second, mountain bikes with plus size tires are the latest and greatest.

Tested: When do plus-size tires make sense? Less is more: Why the 27.5+ standard is doomed Atomik Chubby 43 wheelset review From custom one-off steel bikes to e-bikes, to new-school carbon full-suspension wunder rigs, plus-size rubber was here, there, everywhere.

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We’ve seen a few brands take existing 29ers and thanks to the additional 6mm afforded by Boost out back slip some 27.5+ tires in. For 2017 though, the trend is even bigger with plus-size 29ers popping up.

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data-srcset="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/2017-04-20-04.45.36-1493226724687-5imon2k9m4y7-18be7cd.jpg?quality=90&resize=408%2C229, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/2017-04-20-04.45.36-1493226724687-5imon2k9m4y7-18be7cd.jpg?quality=45&resize=816%2C459 2x, https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/2017-04-20-04.45.36-1493226724687-5imon2k9m4y7-18be7cd.jpg?quality=45&resize=1224%2C688 3x" type="image/jpeg"> The Chris Cross is versatile with room for 27.5 x 2.1in or 700 x 40mm tires Russell Eich / Immediate Media Some bikes, such as Ibis’s new Ripley LS, sneak in with Schwalbe 2.6in tires tucked out back, while some drop bar monstercross bikes do double-duty fitting Mondo 40mm treads on 700c wheels or XC-width 2.1in tires on 27.5in hoops.

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