Re: 2023 Poll of Tyre Options
Posted: Fri May 23, 2025 2:09 pm
Back from Spain, 3500km on Dunlop Mutants were flawless. Not a single slide, not a single skip, offroading (thanks to Google Maps) went well with gravel, mud puddles and river crossings (only ankle deep, but still.
We've picked up a nail about an inch long, and the the thickness of the thread meant I've noticed it only after half a day. Repaired on the spot and the trip continued.
We had two days of rain, and even so, I didn't need to think about tyres, only about correct heating settings of my handlebars.
The bike was agile, from leaning 25 degrees on the motorway to rear-brake 1st gear hairpins, 7km straights and 30 minute long rides through gorges when I didn't manage to go above the 3rd gear.
The myths and YT reviews seems to be correct, I have 4000km on the tyre (two up and fully loaded) and I cannot see any visible wear of the thread, especially on the half inch of chicken strips ;-)
We've picked up a nail about an inch long, and the the thickness of the thread meant I've noticed it only after half a day. Repaired on the spot and the trip continued.
We had two days of rain, and even so, I didn't need to think about tyres, only about correct heating settings of my handlebars.
The bike was agile, from leaning 25 degrees on the motorway to rear-brake 1st gear hairpins, 7km straights and 30 minute long rides through gorges when I didn't manage to go above the 3rd gear.
The myths and YT reviews seems to be correct, I have 4000km on the tyre (two up and fully loaded) and I cannot see any visible wear of the thread, especially on the half inch of chicken strips ;-)