Schwalbe Rock Razor Review

Low rolling resistance and minimal weight.

Schwalbe rock razor review.

Schwalbe s rock razor is an important tire. The launch of the legendary schwalbe marathon tire in 1983 with its unprecedented mileage was met with great enthusiasm by keen cyclists bicycle dealers and trade journalists. One of the best things about. Best mountain bike tyres.

Available in 26 inch 650b and 29 inch sizes the 2 35 inch wide rock razor is offered with the trail bike oriented snakeskin casing or the heavier duty super gravity casing found under schwalbe s world cup downhill and enduro world series racers. Magic mary is a favourite amongst gravity riders. Schwalbe rock razor tyre review. Used on very fast and dry trails.

The rock razor needs a confident and precise pilot and it certainly benefits from being paired with an aggressive front tire like the schwalbe hans dampf to increase overall braking traction. The magic mary with its big beefy knobs is a descendent of the muddy mary but shares some design characteristics right between the muddy mary and dirty dan helping it thrive in loose conditions. Less experienced or more cautious riders may feel a lack of braking control with this tire. Schwalbe also offer a number of condition specific tires like the dirty dan for muddy terrain and rock razor for extremely dry conditions.

It was in this context that schwalbe established in 1973 emerged as a standard setter in the bicycle tire market. Primarily for the use on the rear wheel. Addix soft orange punctureproof with apex with extreme lateral stability for a dynamic ride. There are various rock razors including a sub 700g snakeskin version but the super gravity uses the latest evolution of schwalbe s four ply sidewall two ply under tread gravity carcass.

With its massive shoulder knobs the aggressive tread pattern. No doubt half of you will stop reading as soon as we mention that it was developed from enduro racing but bear with me. The schwalbe rock razor we ve previously rated as a best back tyre now rocks schwalbe s new addix compounds. Tires for every type of bike.

Fast flat studs in the tread center good cornering grip with sturdy lugs on the tire shoulders super gravity version. The rock razor is schwalbe s offering in this category.