WTB

I ride a Cannondale Slate with a Lefty Oliver. The frame only takes 650b wheels and a max width of roughly 43mm. It's been hard to find a decent tire that fits on this frame. These tires, though are a perfect fit, and are great. I feel fine running these on pavement as well as gravel/dirt surfaces. There's obviously more grab than a smooth tire, but they still feel light enough to allow me to overpower their grip on pavement. Cornering or cutting on gravel is amazing. I can go around corners or through turns at near speed and I never feel like I will wash out. I'm very happy with these tires and hope I can continue to buy them for years to come.

I ride a lot on the road and wanted a tire that would roll well but still hook up when riding some in the dirt. I don't expect these tires to hook up in grass or mud. But they see about 25% dirt roads with some occasional higher percentage. They have met my expectations and have held up well with training on the pavement. The rolling resistance on pavement is great, and when I am riding on dirt, I can corner with confidence as they seem to hook up just fine.

I have put around 500 miles on these tires on multi-surface terrain. Everything from fine crushed stone found on bike paths. Crushed gravel found on state maintained country roads. And rough terrain found on unmaintained forest service roads. Of course I ride pavement to access these roads. These tires roll fast on the pavement. Even set some PR's on Strava while using these. These tires appear to be durable. Don't flat very easily. I have not tried these tubless. I'm using TPU tubes instead.

WTB Raddler is a great gravel/trail tire. I have only 2 blocks of road to get to the dirt so not many road miles to rate. On trail, these are the best. I came off the Specialized Pathfinder with the smooth center line and side knobs (if you can call them knobs?), and found MUCH more traction on the Raddler. They do run small for the size my 44 Raddlers are the same width as my 42 Pathfinders and narrower/shorter than my 45 Maxxis Ramblers. The Raddler is my favorite gravel/trail tire because they are narrow enough to not fold over on fast turns, the side knobs (which are tall and well spaced) really hook-up. I love being able to lean the bike over on dirt like I do my road bike on good tarmac. The check pattern in the center hooks up on loose gravelly climbs in the saddle and does a FAR superior job hooking up on climbs out of the saddle than any other gravel tire I've used. The other benefit of the center tread is braking. The braking performance is much better than a smooth center tread or tight block pattern. WTB got this right! I live in the PNW and do almost exclusively trail, fire road and single track riding on loamy, barked or loose gravel over hardpack surfaces. If you are doing a 60% paved gravel race, there are faster on-road tires to choose from. If you are on dirt, this is the tire. Spec weights are accurate, 550g for the 44 tan wall. Easy tubeless set-up with a floor pump. As always, great prices at BTD!