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I’m running the magic Mary trail in the front right now and I wouldn’t worry too much about it being worse with punctures than the enduro casing continentals. I’ve run both and they both feel about the same level in terms of puncture protection. I managed to puncture a kryptotal after around 500 miles with a nasty crash and I have about 200 on the magic Mary with no issues so far.
Measuring the sag given the pressure would be one way to even out the playing field... Even between casings.
Radials are weaker than bias plies, that’s why some car spares are still bias they take less material to hit the target strength.
I'm old (53) and I remember when I was a kid radial car tires were newish and bias ply tires were still common and I asked some older dude what the difference was and he said, 'the radial tires ride a lot better, the bias ply tires bounce a lot'.
This checks out!
I am a big believer in the radials, but there are definitely weaknesses to the Albert. I am VERY anxiously waiting for that prototype that is in some pics that looks like a HRIII/Butcher/Verdict but is in a radial casing. As soon as it's available I will be buying.
Most definitely. The Albert is a great 'trail tire', but not good for enduro/DH (which is why you don't see any of their riders racing on it.). It's an Assegai pattern copy, but you don't see any Alberts on the front of world cup racers's bikes, unlike the Assegai which is all over. It's slightly different, and those slight differences make it weaker when 'shredding'. Lower knob heights, knobs spaced closer together, etc. A few millimeters makes a huge difference in tread pattern performance. it's a great tire for everyday riding, but if lacks braking bite on fast/steep/loose. Also has weaker sideknobs and with lots of transition knob surface, it doesn't corner as well (if you like a tire that bites hard and you can feel it transition to the bite, etc.)
I’ve seen a few, considering there’s not many on Schwalbe regardless, with the Albert as a rear of front and rear both on Dh or EDR 🧐
Also, knobs are not lower than an Assegai, go measure them, I did.
And I think it goes hard as a rear tyre and rolls incredibly well for how beefy it is.
Was recently on very loose and dry condition around the sea to sky area and it might be the radials doing wonders but even crawling down steep double blacks I’ve had 0 wishes on stronger braking from the tyre
All summer and no punctures on MM trail super soft front 21psi, Albert trail soft rear 23psi. I'm 160#. I ride a fairly soft setup and ride fairly smooth so can get away with low pressures. This is on natural single track in the San Juan mtns in CO, not bike park and very few high G berms and corners. If I was riding flowier tracks with bigger berms and hits, I'd have to up these pressures for sidewall support. Still digging these tires. Great grip, fast rolling and a smooth ride.
The new dissector looks pretty good! The side knobs are beefed up and the transition is filled in. The center knobs look highly ramped like Conti Xynotal. Will we finally have a well rounded fast rolling rear tire option from Maxxis?
The new DHF v2 + Dissector v2 would be a pretty solid fast rolling setup.
Link: https://www.maxxis.com/us/tire/dissector-2/
Images from Enduro MTB Mag
Looks like a beefier forekaster.
The real test will be if the side knobs last more than 3 rides.
Zooming in on the third picture I’m going to say not
It's more baby Assegai than beefy Forekaster.
Dissector v2 front, Forekaster rear seems like they’ll work well as a fast trail tire combo.
That’s exactly what I’ve been running on my 130/140 Stumpy and it’s been awesome.
I’ve been running DHR2 front forekaster v2 rear on my Fluid, what benefits could you see in swapping out the DHR2 for the new dissector?
I really like the current set up im using this is just a curiosity question, Praise to the Forekaster, such a fun tyre for a do it all short travel bike.
Probably a little less weight and little more rolling speed. Not a huge deal on the front.
Good enough for me
You've seen the Albert in the front on pro race bikes in dh/edr?
I've only seen magic mary radial in the front on pro race bikes. But with first ride tires it's hard to say which casing they use...
But the Albert seems to get very conflicting reviews. I still didn't get to test it against the magic Mary radial as this season seems to be jinxed for me. :/
Yeah in some videos and I’m pretty sure on some pictures either on pinkbike or other magazine articles online.
I’m not sure how I’d feel having it as a front tyre, but it looks a lot like an assegai
If there was a fast rolling radial ( nobby nic or similar ) I’d give it a shot and worst comes worst go with a Mary front again
How does the Albert compare to the Hans Dampf in the front as a less aggro / faster rolling tire than the MM?
I’m very confused as to where the Albert (and Tacky Chan, for that matter) both fit into the Schwalbe lineup. So many conflicting reviews on both.
Is the Albert an Assegai? Or it a fast rolling rear tire? People seem to say both. And WTF is the tacky Chan even for then? Everyone seems to disagree.
Why are these tires so polarizing?
Honestly I am curious about this as well. I also would like to try the shredda rear for a front or shredda front trimmed a bit. Those tires look insane and probably aren't the best for what I ride but still want to ride them.
Even having ridden the Alberts in basically all configurations, I feel similarly. They definitely aren’t ramped enough for me to consider them fast rolling at all, but they don’t really feel especially confidence inspiring when leaned over. That said, I’m giving the Gravity Soft 2.5 and Ultrasoft 2.6 another go, because they are wickedly effective at damping chatter and are still very fast downhill despite feeling a bit vague.
It's almost like riders have different preferences in tires, ride different trails in different conditions, and have different skill levels.
I'd say the tacky chan is a faster rolling, better cornering dhr - or a better braking, smaller dead zone dhf.
I think the magic marry is more comparable to an assegai. I haven't ridden the Albert, but it sounds like the aggressor in terms of being a middle of the road tire with no standout features - can anyone confirm/deny?
Anyone ridden michelin's?
Had a chance to ride the Enduro MH front and rear at rock creak recently and came away impressed. Really damped tire, but predictable, and surprisingly well rolling for how hefty of a tire it appeared to be.
Agree on the Tacky, just like the dhf did not like it as a front tyre, loved it as a rear, but I think it rolls faster than a dhf as a rear tyre.
Albert, it’s an Hans Dampf on steroids in my book, more braking, more grip, rolls a tad slower. Way better than the aggressor in everything but rolling perhaps, even though softer rubber and radial chasing make it roll better over roots and stuff than the hard rubber on the aggressor
Albert has a tread pattern that looks similar to an Assegai, but the side knobs are soft and fold over and smear on the dirt whereas and Assegai has side knobs that do not fold over or smear. DHR and DHF have side knobs that do not fold over or smear. These softer side knobs made me feel less confident in the Albert as a front tire, as I came off many years of DHF use where you lean over and it locks in once you get it leaned and it does not smear or feel loose and if it starts to break loose it does so in a gradual fashion that allows me to back off ever so slightly and not loose the front tire.
I didn't loose the front tire with the Albert and go down, but I had a few close calls with it starting to slide that were not confidence inspiring. I have not had that problem at all with the Magic Mary. I did not have that problem with the DHF or Assegai. When you feel the side knobs of the Magic Mary and try to peel em over with your thumb, they are far more stout than those on the Albert. Magic Mary/DHF/DHR/Assegai side knobs are stout and dig in to softer dirt and do not easily deform when on rock or hardpack. Albert side knobs will deform and slide if you ride light like I do. (Important to appreciate riding styles here- some other local guys I know who are pushing into their bars more than I do seem to get along with the Albert fine in front. Maybe they are getting that bigger contact patch from the radial casing??)
Albert is a very tall tire. It seems about 2.5 wide, but it is quite a bit taller than any other tire I've seen in a 2.5 size. I like this. I feel like it might contribute to some of its excellent small chatter dampening characteristics. Perhaps it also makes it feel fast going down and makes it seem to roll as well as my prior Eliminator T7 grid trail. Some have said that they felt like the radials roll slower than bias ply tires. That is not the case for me. I feel like they roll faster. Some recent PR's on lower angle corner sections of trail seem to support this.
These tires have a lot of traction. Like a shit load considering how fast they roll, how much they weigh, and how well they damp, and I am on the trail casing, not the DH casing. I love maxgrip DH casing Maxxis tires, but they are so slow and heavy they don't fit my use profile. The radials seem to offer more grip than the trail tires I've always run, grip that is closer to maxxgrip DH casing tires, but they roll much much faster and are a pound or more lighter than a dH setup (for the pair).
For now, Albert has become my rear tire of choice. I'm glad I have the extra one I took off the front and replaced with the Magic Mary radial because all the radials seem to be hard to find in stock right now.
Give em a try! I hope this info helps my fellow tire nerds.
Have got the Wild Enduro MS on my new bike (front and rear). I'm very surprised (and pleased) with how well they roll and the grip in all conditions has been insane too
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