Mike Melton reviews the Rebel Hulk RT, a Thailand-made tire with aggressive tread. Road-force measurements came in at 50, 44, and 61 pounds per tire. He recommends skipping them.
Rebel Hulk RT (spoken also once as 'Rebel Hawk RT').
Thailand.
Approximately 50, 44, and 61 pounds of force on individual tires (with small balance weights of ~2–3.5 ounces noted).
I never heard of this tire right here before. Customers just brought these tires in. It's called a rebel hulk. RT now, it's not a bad looking tire, but loose can be deceiving. So if people want to know, it's made in Thailand. Sidewall on a semi aggressive. Tread's pretty aggressive. We got one of these things mounted up now. Let's go one by one, balance them out. See how they do before we balance it. You know we got to take them damn stickers off. Tire one. Roller's coming off tire one. Where we at? We had three ounces. It's got a little bit high road force. Tire two. Rol. All right, roll it. Come on. Look at that. It can come down, but it's still way high. We're gonna leave it on there. Six and three quarters, three ounces, 50 pounds of force. Tire number three. Roller coming on down on this one. All of them still high. Look at that. 44 pounds of force. 3 ounces, 2 and 3 quarters. Tire 4. So 4. They're not looking good. All right, Roller coming on. This is still high, too, with 61 pounds of force. Three and a half ounces, two and a quarter. I recommend to not buy these tires now. The tire's name is a rebel hawk. RT Stay away from them.
