Got my new rear installed. Stone cold brand new tire on a chilly morning gripped better than the stocker. Held its own on the 20 mile ride home, which included a balls to the wall trip through some twisties to the tune of "Down with the Sickness", so I'm pretty sure this will be a great tire. It kept grip when I lost some grip in the front due to a grave hazard the county put on my road. I'll due further road testing and report back after about 200 miles. I have used almost all of the contact patch except for about 1" on each side(see pic), but I'll get that chicken strip off there soon.
I can't attest to it's rain grip yet but the tread pattern looks like it may be good.