Ok, the “Super Brick” arrived. Now that it is here and I can inspect the info on the side, I see that it is an Innova “City Tire” (Code: IA-2236). Interestingly the Innova website says the 26X3.0 is a 74-559 tyre, while the tyre itself states 76-559. No matter, what is 2mm in any case?
The other pleasant surprise, mentioned on the Innova website (and the tyre itself) is that it is rated for 40-65 PSI. This is good because I found that with the Beach Bum it handled better the harder it was but the Beach Bum only supports 36PSI. For the commute in today I pumped the Innova to 50PSI.
So far I definitely prefer it to the Beach Bum. It is lighter (150g lighter according to info on the Classic Cycle website) and rolls more easily (probably due to higher pressure). It is also easier to control (again could be higher pressure or just the even more minimal tread). I do feel it pulls a little to one side but I actually find that with several tyres so I am beginning to suspect that issue is more about me. I might try flipping the tyre and seeing if that makes a difference, since it is not a directional tyre.
For those curious about the size, it looks very similar in size as the Duro Wildlife (as expected), albeit with very minimal tread (and a 580g drop in weight). Here is my 26" next to UniMyra’s spare 29" (29X2.1/54-622) to give you a rough idea of size and scale:
I’ll run it for a few more days and give a little more feedback again, once I have used it a bit more.