Hey Boss,
As I mentioned above I have no experience with the Ray. However, I’ve been riding the Ralph as a front for years and will attest it is a truly excellent tire for southern California dry hardpack and loose over hard conditions.
I’m speculating here because rolling resistance with MTB and uneven and mixed surfaces is still very difficult to measure, but it looks like the Ray would be faster rolling than the Ralph based upon the amount and orientation of the center section lugs. I would further speculate that the Ralph would have superior braking performance to the Ray.
I’m going to recant what i said about the Ray earlier, i was mistaken for a different tire
Maybe ill end up with this setup for my “Dirt Crit” series… Should it happen.
Thanks for the input and photos!