I got the AR TLR 29″ version – very nice tire, mounted easier than I thought and is a bit wider than the Crossmark it replaced. Rolls real well (mine is in the rear running the ‘rear’ direction following the embossed arrows).

I ran it yesterday at Swayback here in AL, trail was wet from rains the day before, covered in leaves, muddy at times. This tire bites into tacky wet soil like a German Shepherd attacking the mailman. It, as evidence by it’s name, is not a mud tire and it was a little slick in some spots but many times, on out of the seat climbs, I was able to claw through leaf clutter and power up the hill. I ran 32 psi tubeless (sealed very easy with Stans and inflated with a floor pump) on a Flow rim, could have easily gone down to 28 psi. I still have to play with pressure, I would have liked a little more give out back to claw over some of the more knarly roots. Speaking of roots – it handled those fairly well, only spun out on one, and I think lower pressure would have helped in that regard. They were mostly dry, wet roots would have been a different story IMO.

All in all, I’m real happy with it, I am a big Crossmark fan, used it as a rear tire for many months until it finally wore down. I hope the Dry X runs 700+ miles as the Crossmark did – it’s got the hallmark features to make it a great low-knob, high traction tire.