Decided to try one of these, after reading some of the raving reviews. I was in need of a robust tire for the rear of my e-bike (Orbea Wild), as I seem to kill rear tires constantly on that bike... Got the Gravity/Soft in 2.5 (wish there was a 2.6 available with the DH casing). Previous tires were Coni Kryptotal, Maxxis Assegai & DHR2, Teravail Honcho. Of all of them, I prefer the Albert. Great straight line/climbing traction, as good with turning traction as any of the others (without a notable 'dead zone'), and great braking traction. Also, not draggy at all. Feels less draggy than the Maxxis's, a bit less than the Conti, and about the same as the Honcho. As for feel - it feels great back there - feels about the same as any of the others, but at +2-3psi (as others have noted in reviews). And, so far so good as far as durability - it's survived 3-4 hard rides (which is more than I can say about any of the others, lol). BTW - I'm in the Phoenix area, so this is desert terrain... All in all, love it so far - can't find a fault!