Schwalbe Rick XC Pro 29x2.4

With the Rick XC Pro, Schwalbe presents a tire that combines grip and low rolling resistance on a completely new level. It meets the exact requirements of the world's fastest cross-country riders. Thanks to an innovation - a reinforced transition area between the center and shoulder blocks in the form of a circumferential slight tread rise - it also meets a second core requirement of the world elite: very good SnakeBite protection. The Rick XC Pro in 2.4" has more rubber in the tread at the height of the sidewall of a rim with a 30 mm inner rim width. The 2.25" is optimized for rims with an inner rim width of 25 mm. Sidefact: a tire insert for the XC sector that raises snakebite protection to the same level is heavier.
he result is a tire that has even lower rolling resistance than Schwalbe's Racing Ralph. To achieve this, the tread design was optimized - the result is a mixture of Racing Ralph and Thunder Burt. The tread depth of the lugs lies exactly between the two tires. Thanks to pronounced side lugs, the Rick XC Pro has even more cornering grip and is grippier than Schwalbe's Thunder Burt. While the choice of the world's top riders has often been Racing Ralph at the front and Thunder Burt at the rear, in many places it is now Rick XC Pro at the front and Rick XC Pro at the rear.