So I got the new Schwalbe Albert Gravity Radial tires, and they seem pretty great overall. However, it looks the tread pattern on both F&R tires isn’t straight across the tire. As you can see, the tread on left side of each tire is higher than the right side. Has anyone else seen this? I think it must be a QC issue. It may be in my head, but I feel like this makes the bike shift ever so slightly to the right under hard braking.
by Dizzy-Distribution96
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I have the same on my Nobby Nic. I don’t feel any difference in handling.
Reach out to them and see if they’ll send you some new ones. You might end up being able to keep those wonky ones as spares.
This isn’t the first post I’ve seen about this recently…
Would definitely contact Schwalbe to discuss, as they may have batch issue or be unaware entirely.
Schwalbe has the worst quality control of any of the tire manufacturers. I refuse to buy them anymore.
Side note: I put some of their radial Shreddas on an enduro bike and HOLY FUCK what an increase in performance and plushness. I’d always ridden Maxxis DHF/DHR downhill casings and decided to see what the hype was about. I can’t explain how great these things feel.