Maximum tyre size for 26" specialized camber

paultownsend
paultownsend Posts: 87
edited December 2011 in MTB buying advice
I'm getting some specialized storm 2.0's for Christmas. And my mum won't let me use them until then!
I'm in major need of a new front tyre as it popped on a jump and now has two small holes in the sidewall. The rear is reasonsbly worn.

I'm using the oe specialized captain 2.0's. Id like to move to the 2.2's. Does any one ride a camber and have gone bigger on rubber? I'm running reba's and this is where I may struggle.

All help would be great.

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  • paultownsend
    paultownsend Posts: 87
    Ps. Im going for the same tyres as they are cheap and light. I have no real problems with grip. I'm just a bigger boy and would like a little more contact on the track.

    Iv also just found some tubeless valves and I believe that specialized tape up the dt Swiss 445' rims ready to go?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    They will fit fine.
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  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    the 2012 camber expert has a reba rl fork and comes with a ground control 2.3 as standard if thats any help to you
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Forks are not normally the problem, it's the back end that is likely to have clearance issues.
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  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    cooldad wrote:
    Forks are not normally the problem, it's the back end that is likely to have clearance issues.
    Very true,was just letting him know that specialized do fit bigger tyres as standard on the camber than what he was thinking of fitting,so he shouldn't be worried, i run a purgatory 2.2 on my hardrock with recon fork with no issues, and they are big volume tyres
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    True enough.
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  • paultownsend
    paultownsend Posts: 87
    top work chaps!
  • camerauk
    camerauk Posts: 1,000
    would be interested to know about running tubeless on the DT swiss 445 rims
    does anyone know if they can be run ok with just a valve and sealant? running on the captain tyres(which I know are 2Bliss ready)
    do the rims have the tape already?
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