{"id":2096078,"date":"2026-08-16T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T07:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096078"},"modified":"2026-08-16T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T07:10:00","slug":"what-do-you-think-about-radial-mtb-tires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096078","title":{"rendered":"What do you think about radial MTB tires?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"wp_content_article\" class=\"st_article_class\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC1251.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&apos;%20viewBox=&apos;0%200%201170%20780&apos;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC1251-1170x780.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up image of a mountain bike tire resting on grassy ground, with the text &quot;Schwalbe Albert Gravity Pro TLR 29x2.50 Soft Radial&quot; visible on the sidewall. The background is blurred, emphasizing the tire and the surrounding grass.\" class=\"wp-image-689195 lazy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC1251-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC1251-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC1251-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC1251-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC1251-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC1251-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC1251-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Radial mountain bike tire designs are relatively new, and early feedback is positive. For such a simple change with a lot of upside and few if any downsides, radial mountain bike tires almost seem too good to be true. Whether you\u2019ve tried them or not, we want to know what you think.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t#wpforms-724885.wpforms-block-114db586-be9c-4230-9647-4c432c83befd {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t&#8211;wpforms-field-size-input-height: 43px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-input-spacing: 15px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-font-size: 16px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-line-height: 19px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-padding-h: 14px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-checkbox-size: 16px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-sublabel-spacing: 5px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-icon-size: 1;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-label-size-font-size: 16px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-label-size-line-height: 19px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-label-size-sublabel-font-size: 14px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-label-size-sublabel-line-height: 17px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-button-size-font-size: 17px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-button-size-height: 41px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-button-size-padding-h: 15px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-button-size-margin-top: 10px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-container-shadow-size-box-shadow: none;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full wpforms-block wpforms-block-114db586-be9c-4230-9647-4c432c83befd wpforms-inline wpforms-render-modern\" id=\"wpforms-724885\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wpforms-error-noscript\" style=\"display: none\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpforms-field-container\">\n<div id=\"wpforms-724885-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\" data-field-type=\"text\" data-field-id=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-724885-field_2\">What about think<\/label><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"wpforms-724885-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-radio\" data-field-id=\"1\">\n<fieldset>\n<legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">What do you think about radial MTB tires? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend>\n<ul id=\"wpforms-724885-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\">\n<li class=\"choice-1 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724885-field_1_1\">Seems like a gimmick<\/label><\/li>\n<li class=\"choice-2 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724885-field_1_2\">Sounds promising and I want to try them<\/label><\/li>\n<li class=\"choice-3 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724885-field_1_3\">Tried them, love them<\/label><\/li>\n<li class=\"choice-4 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724885-field_1_4\">Tried them and they\u2019re OK<\/label><\/li>\n<li class=\"choice-5 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724885-field_1_5\">Tried them, hate them<\/label><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t( function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( &#8216;style&#8217; );<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( &#8216;#wpforms-724885-field_2-container { position: absolute !important; overflow: hidden !important; display: inline !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; z-index: -1000 !important; padding: 0 !important; } #wpforms-724885-field_2-container input { visibility: hidden; } #wpforms-conversational-form-page #wpforms-724885-field_2-container label { counter-increment: none; }&#8217; ) );<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.head.appendChild( style );<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.currentScript?.remove();<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t} )();\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .wpforms-field-container --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-submit-container\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"wpforms[submit]\" id=\"wpforms-submit-724885\" class=\"wpforms-submit\" data-alt-text=\"Sending...\" data-submit-text=\"Submit\" aria-live=\"assertive\" value=\"wpforms-submit\">Submit<\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&apos;%20viewBox=&apos;0%200%2026%2026&apos;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.singletracks.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpforms\/assets\/images\/submit-spin.svg\" class=\"wpforms-submit-spinner lazy\" style=\"display: none\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" alt=\"Loading\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <!-- .wpforms-container --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve ridden on radial mountain bike tires, tell us which ones and how they performed in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keep up with the latest mountain bike news by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.singletracks.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">adding Singletracks as a preferred source<\/a> on Google.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;!&#8211;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Related articles<\/h4>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 30px\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tjQuery(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tpostpayloads._857fc028ffeb0b6f346b3f7379b96a9a = {&#8220;ids&#8221;:&#8221;724094,718089,714331,688717&#8243;,&#8221;posts_per_page&#8221;:null,&#8221;offset&#8221;:0,&#8221;style&#8221;:&#8221;4up&#8221;};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tpostcounter._857fc028ffeb0b6f346b3f7379b96a9a = {start: 0, step: 0, end: 0};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"background: #fff\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-6 col-md-3 st_archive_4up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.singletracks.com\/mtb-gear\/delium-radial-mountain-bike-tires-the-rugged-and-versatile-tested\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&apos;%20viewBox=&apos;0%200%201%201&apos;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cover-shot-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up view of a mountain bike rear tire on grassy terrain. 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