Schwalbe Rick XC Folding MTB Tyre

Schwalbe Rick XC Folding MTB Tyre

• Bead Type: Folding.

• Compound: Addix Speed or Addix SpeedGrip.

• Seal: TLR (Tubeless ready).

• Colour: Transparent Sidewall (Speed), Black (SpeedGrip).

• EPI: 67.

• E-Bike: E-25.

Bridging the gap between the super-fast Thunder Burt and the versatile Racing Ralph, the new Rick XC Pro has already proven itself with teams in World Cup XC races and riders in the Olympics.

A new unique feature of the Rick XC Pro is the tread reinforcement in the transition area between the centre and shoulder blocks which provides additional SnakeBite protection (this protection is optimised when used in combination with a 30mm wide rim). This combined with a low rolling resistance super supple carcase make the Rick XC Pro a race winning tyre.

Available in 2.25 and 2.40 widths with either Speed compound (Transparent sidewall colourway) or SpeedGrip compound (Black sidewall colourway) and made using Fair Trade rubber and recycled carbon black.

**The Radial Revolution!

**More Grip, more smooth, more performance, more fun...

Schwalbe's new radial construction is a revolution in mountain bike tyre design. With a completely new approach to the carcase construction the threads, which run diagonally across the tyre at a 45° angle in conventional bicycle tyres, are arranged at a much more obtuse angle in the Schwalbe radial tyres. The carcass material overlaps for a shorter time and with less tension. As a result, the tyre deforms more selectively and can react much more flexibly to unevenness in the trail surface. Radial tyres offer around 30% more contact area than conventional tyres at the same air pressure. Even if the air pressure is increased by 50%, the contact area is still 15% larger.

The increased contact area and the more flexible response behaviour provide significantly more grip, more damping, more safety and more comfort. The tyre absorbs impacts better and uses the suspension travel more effectively - it literally sucks itself into the ground. This applies to both mountain bikes and e-MTBs, which provide significantly more traction on the ground with radial tyres.