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Nah, the tire stash is healthy but I'd love to get back on a TC.

Riding the in the PNW, the radials are the best tires I've ridden in wet conditions. More grip than any comparable tire I've ridden and feel great at high speeds, although the MM doesn't match the outright cornering of the HR3. There is definitely an adjustment period from standard casings but at my weight (170) I don't have to run excessively high pressure. I think whether they work for you is likely terrain and rider dependent. I love them in the wet but don't see as much advantage in dry conditions. I'm also the odd one out because I love...

Anyone in the know (or Schwalbai) have an idea of when we'll actually see Tacky chan / big betty in radial? What's taking so long?

Completely agree. I have ridden and raced the eddy current front quite a bit in 2.6 and 2.4. I found much better loose over hard performance and more predictable behavior than the magic mary in corners. Way better wet rock and root performance too with the large center blocks. I think in my experience I would put it somewhere between the assegai and the DHF in terms of feel. Which is a good thing. That being said the radial version of the magic mary has grown on me and somewhat replaced the eddy current as my preference for PNW winter...

Schwalbe lets see the tacky chan radial, gravity and trail casing, soft and super soft rubba... cmon!

Following will be lots of comments like: - Hot garbage! Ran through 2 sets of tires in one day. Worst time of my life... 😏

To JVP's point about rougher terrain... Coming from the world of cyclocross tubulars.... A super supple casing at 20psi (almost riding on the rim) is faster on very bumpy grass/rough fields than a stiffer casing tire at 30psi because of deflection (casing having to deform over bumps). The same is true these days with UCI road racing and gravel racing. All are going to lower pressures and all have supple casings. Also, rolling resistance tests on drums are helpful for comparisons between tires, but they aren't fully translatable to the real-world trails. The Radials definitely rolls slow on smooth terrain...

Well, I never included what I used prior to switching to Schwalbe... So, I was running DHF Maxxgrip front and DHR II Maxxgrip rear and then I eventually swapped to a dual DHR II Maxxgrip setup, all tires in EXO+ casing.(I've also tried their maxxterra versions) To me these tires were totally fine churning those crankarms up mile after mile on fireroads that I need to do each ride. When I swapped to the MM ultra soft Radial Trail front and TC Ultra soft Trail rear, I immediatly noticed pushing against a wall of resistance in comparison. Once trailside none...

Does it FEEL slow or does it TIME slow back-to-back? I often FEEL SLOWER when my bike is calmer and I'm riding smoother. The TIMING often tells me I'm FASTER when my bike is calmer and I'm riding smoother. If/when I'm interested in how fast something is or isn't, I definitely have to ride at a pretty topped out pace and put the timer on. Half the time my impressions on things like speed during the ride are wrong. Brains are dumb and mine seems to be especially dumb in that category!

if they release the radial tacky right after I bought these alberts... I'm going to cry soft man-tears i was in between them for weeks. trying to read reviews. but i wanted to try radial, ideally without killing me on the climb.

Tacky chan soft and super soft, trail and gravity casing lets go! That skeleton is funny. I can relate. How bout something like a Forecaster too for the light trail bike? Huge opportunity here for sales...

I've been running the Schwalbe Shredda rear up front. That tire is absolutely amazing. Kind of like a cheat code! It has very high rolling resistance and is a bitch to pedal. When I'm coasting downhill I can see how much faster the people i'm riding with can coast purely due to rolling resistance. One big thing I've noticed is the insane braking power the shredda gives on the front. I'm fairly certain it's the huge center blocks that give it that braking power but also contribute to it rolling so slowly. I think what I'd really like is to...