Designed with mid-height tread blocks spaced evenly throughout the dual-compound rubber tire the Forekaster features a tubeless-ready construction and the added reassurance of Maxxis' EXO protection. Confidently able to blast through loose gravel sloppy mud and changing trail conditions with a center channel of wider cupped knobs complementing the allover blocks the tire was created specifically with XC in mind. Though its billed as a late season star we wouldn't hesitate to wrap our rims in the Forekaster in rainy wet locales all year long for casual weekend rides and on rainy race days alike.