Any progress with the knobby install?, I just rode my t1000 for the 1st time tonight, I wanna ditch those washouts.
No Luck yet. I put the knobby on the front and kept the stock tire on the rear for now. Thinking the Panaracer Fat B Nimble or the Bontranger Rougarou might work.
I'm thinking of the Kenda Krusades as well.
Or the surly Nate 26x3.8
Hey Kelster, lookup “ET Cycle T1000 modded” on you tube, there’s a guy named Jonathan that has put the kendas on and has a nice vide.
Yeah....I saw this. I contemplated the Kenda's but I would like to try and keep the fender on. I pulled the pin on the Bontranger Rougarou's at 26 x 3.8. Hoping the size is true and they work. If they don't work that well, I think the Kenda Krusade and Juggernauts will work without the fender at half the price. You can get Juggernauts at the Canadian Rad store for $60.
Thanks for being the guinea pig on the Rougarou’s. on a side note has the continued motor operation after stopping peddling been brought up, the rad rover I had in the beginning of this e-bike journey did it a little, this thing has such a hard hit even in pas1, its Got gobs of torque but I need to be careful, it’s not my intense tazer pro in terms of handling.
My pleasure. I'll let you know how they work out. I've heard it mentioned somewhere on the forum about the continuation of the motor. I noticed it too, but it hasn't been enough to bother me. I've sort of learned to compensate for it.
Hey Kelster, any update on the Rougarous yet?
Hay Kelster, any update on the new tires yet?
Hey Dirtbikerick, I'll know tomorrow! I just received the tire and installation will be attempted in the morning. I'm sure hoping that they will work. They do look smaller than the chunky Chao Yang's I was originally trying to put on, so I'm cautiously optimist. I'll keep you posted.
Ok cool, looking forward to it, thanks.
Happy to report the Rougarou's do work for the T-1000. You can even leave the fender on if you wish. Pretty pricey solution at $159 +tx Cdn, but a solution nonetheless. Took them for a good spin on some muddy trails and they performed well. Time will tell how well they hold up. Here's a couple of shots with them on my rig.
Nice looking skins, still haven’t pulled the trigger on anything yet, glad they fit with the fenders.
So far so good. I run it with a tube. I would imagine tubeless would be a challenge and where you would find leaking issues. I only have 200 kms on it, mostly trails. I really like it so far and wouldn't mind putting one on my front wheel as well, but hard to justify for the cost. I've noticed my range decrease about 15-25 kms since adding the knobby's. I suppose it was never meant to be a true off-road bike, but someone has to push the limits.
