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Thank you! Do you mean cooking BBQ or eating? Because we've heard the "Nashville 20" - as in you gain 20 pounds when you first move here - is a thing. You can't throw a rock here without hitting a BBQ, hot chicken, burger, or taco place. On the topic of tires... the trails here skew more towards XC with some flow bits thrown in. I had Dissectors on my Stumpjumper front and rear, but even that tread is a bit too much for around here. Swapped out to an Ikon rear and Forekaster front yesterday, which was an improvement...

I know it's old, but this is still the best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWOm516WXQI

That’s some good mathing Robot! I was there a total of 13 years across two separate stints of 5 and 8 years. It’s a long fucking time to do anything! My wife landed her dream job which required a relocation to Nashville. I’m enjoying some time as a stay at home dog dad and slowly figuring out what’s next!

Spokeless is the future!

That’s been available for years. I have one in my basement that I throw on when I’m feeling weird and want to change it up.

Dayum they nailed it. Kinda want to downsize from my Druid now. 🙃

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!