MTB Tire Guide

Wet grip measurement

Wet grip measurement: More points means more compound grip on smooth surfaces.

24 tires with a measured value – best value 72 points (source: Bicycle Rolling Resistance).

Static friction on a wet hard surface, converted into points. This is explicitly not off-road grip: tread pattern and knobs play no role here.

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Rolling resistanceImpact protectionPuncture resistanceWeighed weight

Bicycle Rolling Resistance

4 tires with a measured value
To the source
Test conditions

Measured at 28 psi (1.93 bar), 17.8 mm rim inner width under standardized editorial test conditions.

Verdict from the measured data

  • Top: Schwalbe Wicked Will with 71 points.
  • Bottom: Vittoria Mezcal XC Trail with 66 points.
  • Best and weakest value are 5 points apart – around 7% of the group average of 68.5 points.
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1Schwalbe Wicked WillTrail71 points
Wicked Will Super Race Addix SpeedGrip 2.4 (gemessene Variante)
2Continental DubnitalTrail70 points
Dubnital Trail Rapid 2.4 (gemessene Variante)
3Continental MagnotalTrail67 points
Magnotal Trail Grip 2.4 (gemessene Variante)
4Vittoria Mezcal XC TrailTrail66 points
Mezcal XC Trail 2.4 (gemessene Variante)

Values from different test rigs are deliberately kept in separate blocks. More on that under Sources & method.