When you want one tire to work well in every situation, eliminating the worry and second-guessing that comes with trying to match substrate to tread design, compound, and casing, the Scwalbe Nobby Nic Evo Tubeless Easy is your choice. This all-around performer with a penchant for big rocks and loose gravel has been updated with a new tread design, Tubeless Easy (TL Easy) technology, and SnakeSkin sidewalls. Available as PaceStar or TrailStar—variations of the Triple Star compound—both of which are based on a firm, fast-rolling base layer for speed and integrity. Dialed for XC Racing, the PaceStar compound's combo of a firm compound over the center blocks and a medium-soft tacky compound over the shoulder knobs is selected to improve rolling resistance and cornering. Enduro and all-mountain riders should go for the TrailStar compound, with a medium-soft, grippy center section, and soft, extra-grippy cornering zones. TrailStar is made to grip no matter how hard you push the Nobby Nic. The Triple Star compounds combined with the Nobby Nic Evo tire's refined tread design results in a tenacious grip and speedy rolling. Larger outer tread blocks, better mud-shedding, new center blocks and siping make the Nobby Nic extremely versatile, capable of performing well on almost any surface. Tubeless Easy and new SnakeSkin combine to make the Nobby Nic easier to mount and more reliable to use than ever. SnakeSkin's refined monofilament fabric is more supple, and provides better cut protection against both slashes and snake bites. Double Defense (DD) casings have the Snakeskin layer plus a high-density light weight breaker under the tread.