If you struggle to choose between a knobby, semi-slick, or full slick for the race or ride ahead, the new René Herse Manastash Ridge - Extralight might be the rubber for you. It shrugs off everything from fast pavement to deep mud or snow, grips like glue and won’t weigh you down.

Named after a rugged ridge in central Washington, not the third-person mumblings of an over-caffeinated bikepacker, the Manastash Ridge deploys a dual-purpose knobby tread to keep the tire supported by the same amount of rubber, whether rolling forward or leaning into a turn. As such, it’s grippy everywhere.

Thanks to the tire’s inbuilt Brake Support technology, the Manastash’s knobbies won’t give up and go home, even under the massive g-forces generated by hydraulic discs. Plus, noise-cancelling technology makes for one quiet ride, even on pavement. Result.