Mtnbiker
08-04-2008, 02:52 PM
Just curious.. I thought I'd see:
1) what kind of mileage you are getting out of your tires,
2) What tires you are using, and
3) what percentage of road surfaces do you ride?
4) What is your ride?
Me:
1) I'm at 9500 now on the OEM Bridgestone Trailwings and they are about toasted. The rear has decent wear off-center from canyon rides, etc, but the middle of the tire is nice and flat from hwy commuting. No wear bars left, as of the last 100 miles.
2) Trailwings, but just bought a set of Metzeler Tourances based on good feedback on other forums. (attached)
3) 85% 70mph+ hwy commuting (60 miles/day), 15% canyon twisty roads and off-hwy miscellaneous, and just a smattering of dirt roads here and there (for example from Cascade Springs over the mountain down into Heber). For the near future, this should be a pretty accurate mix of my riding.
4) 07 Suzuki DL-1000, AKA V-Strom
There's a million threads on other forums about tires but it'd be nice to see what other dual-sport, or sport touring riders are riding local to Utah!
So....?
1) what kind of mileage you are getting out of your tires,
2) What tires you are using, and
3) what percentage of road surfaces do you ride?
4) What is your ride?
Me:
1) I'm at 9500 now on the OEM Bridgestone Trailwings and they are about toasted. The rear has decent wear off-center from canyon rides, etc, but the middle of the tire is nice and flat from hwy commuting. No wear bars left, as of the last 100 miles.
2) Trailwings, but just bought a set of Metzeler Tourances based on good feedback on other forums. (attached)
3) 85% 70mph+ hwy commuting (60 miles/day), 15% canyon twisty roads and off-hwy miscellaneous, and just a smattering of dirt roads here and there (for example from Cascade Springs over the mountain down into Heber). For the near future, this should be a pretty accurate mix of my riding.
4) 07 Suzuki DL-1000, AKA V-Strom
There's a million threads on other forums about tires but it'd be nice to see what other dual-sport, or sport touring riders are riding local to Utah!
So....?