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Bikes that now have heavier, more expensive wireless shifting, that not everyone wants.

That press release and video contain an awful lot of words whilst avoiding mentioning the weight.

I'm no scientist but if the width is round (the casing) and it's flattened won't the contact patrch end up wider than the static measurement? Especially if the knobs also flex out. So, if the radial is doing what it's marketed to do, a Maxxis measuring the same static width would have a narrower contact patch than a radial. That's how I understand that the secret sauce of the radial is meant to be.

I just installed 2.6 albert radials with the gravity casing on 30mm rims and without measuring (yet) I can verify that they are small

Getting caught up on this chain.... Coming from the classic Assegai/DHR II for SoCal riding on an emtb I saw radial tires were on so many " 2024 Best Of" listings I had to try them. My research, direct from Schwable and what I read out there didn't make the choices easy since there's some conflicting information and not a lot of exisitng tread paterns available in radial. I ended up with a MM up front and Shredda rear in the back, both 2.5, super soft and gravity pro. Once in hand it was clear the tread pattern was not...

Main issue would be your friends making motorbike noises at you on every group ride

The new casings that come with a radial layup (TRAIL PRO and GRAVITY PRO) provides a noticeably more compliant and damped ride quality when compared to the "Super" Casings (Super Trail, Super Gravity). I've found rim strikes and burping to be far less prevalent on the radial casings (adding +3 psi more than i would on the Super casings).

Knockoff how exactly? Because it has 2 chain pulley wheels? Because it has a lower cage that extends and takes up chain slack and is spring loaded and clutch damped? Because it makes the chain go up and down the cassette? Because it attaches to a rear derailleur hanger? This has to be one of the weakest "It's just a cheap Chinese knockoff" accusations I have ever seen. About the only thing it shares with SRAM is it's wireless, and so when Shimano finally steps up to the plate in 2025 with their true 100% wireless rear derailleur, I guess...

It's actually quite amazing how far ahead the Levo was when it was released. In my eyes, its still competitive with the Amflow. Amflow's are not quite as light as some of the early reports. Sam's with a 38, a coil & gravity Schwalbes weighs 50#s in a size Large. That's still 5#s more than my XL Relay, also with dual coil suspension, 1 gravity tire & pedals and tools on board. I'm still looking for the free lunch but have yet to find it. My plan is to buy the E-Druid, but I think it'll weigh 48#s once all...