Schwalbe Radials last Longer?

I have the same amount of miles on my albert trail radial softs as I did on my rekon dual compounds when I replaced them.   The rekon side knobs were so undercut and no longer had any corner traction front and rear.   My Alberts look ridden but not much

Bro science at best.  I will say, I am on the schwalbe radials and think they are great.  But I never buy tires based on longevity, its always performance first and foremost. 

The radial casing won't change wear.  Either your terrain is friendly to their rubber or it isn't.  In my case, I wore out Schwalbe Soft radial tires faster than any other tire/rubber combination I've ever used (including MaxxGrip).  The only effect that radial casing is likely to have on wear is increase wear on the center edges of the side knobs, as they'll spend more time in contact with the ground (I observed this).

I feel like maxxis have the worst wear out of the major companies. Continental is probably the best, but schwalbe radials wear pretty nicely. 

If larger contact patch meant less wear due to more casing deformation and subsequent increase in contact patch, you could just drop the pressure on your car tires and get less wear. We all know that doesn't work.

I have not noticed a difference in tread wear on maxxis new dh vs old dh casing which is a huge difference in compliance. Not saying definitively there is no difference, but if it's there is I don't think there's much. There is a significant amount of difference in how the different tread patterns wear like the side knobs on the HR vs assegai. Center tread is more consistent though.

In other words, too many variables. Different rubber, different tread and different rider. Each of these I find to make a bigger difference than casing in terms of tire wear. That said 1300km on a supersoft on the rear of an ebike and looking basically brand new seems kind of absurd. Is it possible he got a mislabeled tire or something?

Edit: Wait his "ultra soft" Albert literally says "soft" on the side.... Am I losing it? 

I’d agree with the above that maxxis seem to wear incredibly quickly compared to others, the high roller 3 I had on the rear lasted about 3 rides before it had a massive drop off in feel. Can usually get a full winter with one front to rear swap with hillbilly or argos

I think having a more compliant casing could be easier on the lugs, hence the reduced wear I’ve also experienced 

This is just due to maxxis wearing faster than anything else for a given level of performance.

I stopped buying maxxis years ago because of this. I did try an assguy on the front more recently because it was cheap and i was curious and it did ok... Still undercut the side knobs so I don't like the way it wore out, but I think the transition knobs helped it last a bit longer than they normally do. I'll still look elsewhere for its replacement.

Everyone knows that Maxxis durability is crap. I’d say yes, Schwalbe radials last longer. They don’t lose chunks of rubber in two weeks. 

Are they more durable than another brand with respectable durability, like Conti? No. It’s also hard to tell, because the rear tires of schwalbe radials seem to detonate from lugs getting ripped off or sidewall slices kind of easy. 

My locale is uniquely hard on tires. For the longest time, anything other than Maxxis was super disappointing. Schwalbe especially was "Schwall-be-buying another tire soon" –– casings were easily cut, knobs were gone in a few rides. That's not the case anymore, my Albert Trail Radials have been super durable and problem-free. I just bought Romys to try as well.

Anymore, I think Schwalbe and Continental are top-of-the-charts for performance and durability. And, believe it or not, I've been really liking Hutchinson on my XC bike (and for some reason, they're literally half the price of others).

I haven't had a chance to watch the video, but I've experienced the same thing. I had a DHR II 3C MaxxTerra DH that I got 328 miles on before I felt the need to swap it. On an Albert Gravity Pro Radial Soft, I got 680 before it was too far gone. Both on the rear wheel. This is between a mix of DH and pedal days. Obviously small sample size, and it's hard to account for differences in number of DH vs. pedal miles between the two.