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Tacky Chan rolls faster than Albert and is a lot easier to initiate a drift in (rear). That was one of my issues with Albert also - it was really hard to consistently get it to slide into corner pockets. TC behaves a lot like a DHR in that regard.

I sliced an albert gravity at the tail end of last season after only 5 or so rides on it and haven’t sliced a dh casing tire in probably 10 years. The conti dh tire I took off had threads starting to expose on the sidewall and made it 1.5 seasons without a slice. So I’d say the schwable radials don’t hold up as well as I would expect given their weight.

First off, there is warranty on schwalbe tires so you should check that out. You should consider the Eddy Current, now comes in radial. Gravity casing weighs 1480g for 29x2.5, but it's pretty damn durable. Ideal for rear wheel on e-bikes. Romy could be good. Defintley faster rolling and lighter at 1355g. But on the rear you may chew through the tread pretty fast. Its typicaly reccomended for 130-140mm trail bikes. Or like others mentioned, split the difference and go Tacky Chan. P.S. Nice to see the Mary in your profile pic come out at the listed 1190g.

When searching for upper body protection, I feel like the common theme is that there is way too much protection (which is great for downhill) or simply not enough (not really good for anything). At first glance the Raceface Flank Core might appear to fall in the "not enough" category, but that is just not the case. They use D30 pads on the shoulders and back and a light foam for sternum protection. When I first put on the shirt I was amazed at how well it fit, it doesn't feel like the pads are hanging off of you, it...