Schwalbe's Rock Razor

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Schwalbe's Rock Razor is an important tire. No doubt half of you will stop reading as soon as we mention that it was developed from enduro racing, but bear with me. One of the best things about the discipline, is that companies are pushed on to develop products that are really very good out in the real world, and not just up in the rareified air of World Cup racing. Here in Europe, top enduro racers have been running semi-slick rear tires, like the Maxxis Larsen for a number of years. The logic is that if you have long transfers to tackle on the saddle, a fast-rolling rear tire helps you save precious energy for when the clock starts. Yet, there was always a big sacrifice, because for technical terrain, you had no tread to help you when things got ugly. That lead some clever folk at Schwalbe rethink the semi-slick tire saying, "Why can't we at least have tread on the side?" The result is the Rock Razor.

 

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