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Fox Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
2/26/2026 10:40am Schwalbe lets see the tacky chan radial, gravity and trail casing, soft and super soft rubba... cmon!
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schwalbai Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
2/13/2026 3:20pm Spot on. Ideal operating pressures is often neglected from testing and comparisons, rightfully so because it's like opening pandoras box. The Enduro-MTB test was cool to compare many different brands/treads/casings/compounds, but a control pressure of 1.5bar/22psi is certainly not ideal for many tires. At 200lbs, I started riding the Mary Trail Pro Radial at 22psi on the front (what i...
RiderMikeCheck1 Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
2/13/2026 3:07pm 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...
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schwalbai Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
2/10/2026 2:07pm Lots to be excited for this coming release season! I'm stoked that riders will have lots of radial tires to choose from.
LePigPen Liked a reply to forum topic Tire debate: Cannibal, HR3, or Radial
2/4/2026 9:35am 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.
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Fox Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
1/19/2026 2:38pm 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...
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sickshredsled Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
1/6/2026 8:50am 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...
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schwalbai Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
12/15/2025 3:26pm Carcass layers dosen't change from Super Ground -> Super Trail. The 70g increase comes from the Apex supportive sidewall layer. This yields a noticeable benefit in tire stability during corners as well as pinch flats. HD6 is a bit of a brawler, and considering it's Enduro based intentions, is probably better served with a Super Gravity on the back imo...
yzedf Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
11/19/2025 9:28am
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schwalbai Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
10/15/2025 9:17am Two layers of Stans tape is a little generous for DT Swiss rims since they are typically bang-on with ETRTO spec. But otherwise nothing seems too off... For context, the kevlar bead cores used among all folding MTB tires gets plucked off a rack, and then gets folded into a casing execution (Gravity in this case). Then the blank gets...
schwalbai Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
10/14/2025 9:29am Same rim for both? same tape? There is no difference between the bead core, and layup of the tires.
drakefan705 Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
10/10/2025 7:19am
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10/2/2025 7:48amJVP Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
9/19/2025 8:06am If you want fast rolling with a good sidewall you could try a Schwalbe Wicked Will SuperTrail. The SuperTrail casing is more supportive than EXO+. It only comes in their SpeedGrip compound, which is firm and long lasting. Fun tire for all-day missions in the dry. I do wish they had it in Soft (aka not that soft).
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schwalbai Added a reply to MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
8/28/2025 10:02am Welp looks like my SH51 cleats are getting the CL-MT001 pedicure tonight courtesy of a angle grinder.
schwalbai Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
8/12/2025 2:52pm If you are ok with 1150g, the 29x2.50 Albert Trail Pro Radial isn't far off at 1180g. A radial tire, even just at the front, would up the capability enough that you reconsider the importance of weight vs performance.
schwalbai Added a reply to Tire chat (nerds only)
8/12/2025 10:43am 29x2.40 Super Ground Mary (1040g) gets it 110g weight savings from the missing apex layer found in a Super Trail Mary (1150g). Otherwise they are identical. Apex helps to support sidewall in cornering, and mitigate snake bites mainly. I talked earlier in the thread about the 29x2.25 Mary having a 2:2:2 tread pattern. It's pretty fun and light (910g), and...
AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
8/12/2025 7:34am It's almost like riders have different preferences in tires, ride different trails in different conditions, and have different skill levels.
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jma853 Liked a reply to forum topic ChatGPT + Bikes
7/25/2025 9:03am
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jasbushey Liked a reply to forum topic Tire chat (nerds only)
7/25/2025 8:54am I think the flaw in that test is that they were all tested at the same PSI. It would be interesting to know how much puncture protection you gain from 1-5 PSI added to a tire. Since most people are running radials 3-5psi higher, you'd expect it to "even out" a bit the protection I'd guess, but hard to have definitive metrics on it.
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