I’ve seen the BG’s in action before in the 25 inch’ers and knew right away they were built better "IMO" than the originals. All the issues i had with the original 25.5’s seemed to be a non issue with the BG2.5’s.. week side walls and no rim guard.. thats really about it "both are awesome all around tires". The 27’s are still only 6 ply but man are they a stiff tire compared to the originals. I’m about 215-220lbs and me sitting on them bouncing couldn’t indent them even 1/4 inch.
Even with the sidewall slices i had early on "first 1000 miles" with the originals and having to run high 7+ psi in the fronts i decided that i wanted to still run the growlers for a second set. They’re a great tire for any terrain and man can you beat them to hell and they just keep going. I’m expecting great things out of this new set.. In my initial impression’s they did better in building the BG’s then they did the originals even though they are china made. Don’t get me wrong the originals were great but i think these are built even better!! I’m very impressed. These 27’s measured 27 3/8ths.
The Rim gaurd on these guys are awesome. They rim lip sits in a 1/4 inch or tad more form the edge of the rubber.
compared to the old ones
Just enough clearance i hope from the fender and the secondary battery
It will be pretty close to the barkers under full suspension load during jumps i’ll keep track of any potential rub on the growlers might need a set of spaceers..
I’m heading out for a ride in the morning so I’ll hopefully see how they do in 7-14 inches of snow.. I’ll try to take a few pics and get them up tomorrow evening/night.
