Tyre choice for adventure riding? (Mixing road and off-road)

[Cary]

Dam right 17's are expensive.

Cycletreads had a 19" TKC80 front on special for $179 so got that, was gonna try a Mitas E-10 but as I was at Cycletreads............

Did want a knobby but were a bit pricy, $412 for Karoo2 and wasn't gonna move much on price. The Full Bore M-40 was good value and didn't look to bad so will give the Tiger a run on that.

Don't take the Tiger on anything to nasty anymore so the M-40 should do nicely.

[Steelie]

Also went cycletreads yesterday. Went cheapo and put on a Kenda 761. $109 fitted with free coffee. Behaves nicer on the seal than the flattened off square edged D606 of coarse, but gravel maybe a different story. Anyways I have a half worn D606 in the garage for when required.

[.chris]

Dam right 17's are expensive.

I got a quote for a 14/80 18 about a year or so ago, and the price was similar to that, so I am pleased to see them for only $260. But probably too expensive still since you can get a TKC80 for $170

At least there are more good options available.

[_Shrek_]

you can get a TKC80 for $170

hey chris are they still on special I need a 19 Front & 17 rear

[.chris]

hey chris are they still on special I need a 19 Front & 17 rear

I was giving the price for a 140/80 18, but they are on special.
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...ail_tyres.aspx

[NordieBoy]

I was giving the price for a 140/80 18, but they are on special.
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...ail_tyres.aspx

150x70x17. No stock and $360! Ouch!

[Woodman]

Ijust got a 1209017 tkc80 from them a coupla weeks ago for $127 delivered. Cheap is good at the moment.

Odd thing was that a few nights after I ordered it I got a call at home from the guy at cycletreads trying to talk me out of buying it. apparently a tkc80 is a 80% dirt tyre and would be no good for commuting.No worries i don't commute. Then apparently he had a mate with a gs800 that thought they were not very good on the road.Don't care I ride slow on the road. He then tried to fit me into some Siracs but I told him they were too smooth. Then he asked me what sort of bike I had and when I said i had a KLR he tried to tell me that a klr was not suitable for an 80% dirt tyre and again tried to fit me into a sirac. I told him that a sirac would not be any good at the beach races and he gave up then.

very odd experience

[Padmei]

Ijust got a 1209017 tkc80 from them a coupla weeks ago for $127 delivered. Cheap is good at the moment.

Odd thing was that a few nights after I ordered it I got a call at home from the guy at cycletreads trying to talk me out of buying it. apparently a tkc80 is a 80% dirt tyre and would be no good for commuting.No worries i don't commute. Then apparently he had a mate with a gs800 that thought they were not very good on the road.Don't care I ride slow on the road. He then tried to fit me into some Siracs but I told him they were too smooth. Then he asked me what sort of bike I had and when I said i had a KLR he tried to tell me that a klr was not suitable for an 80% dirt tyre and again tried to fit me into a sirac. I told him that a sirac would not be any good at the beach races and he gave up then.

very odd experience

And you got the last one on the shelf that he had promised to his mate?

[_Shrek_]

I was giving the price for a 140/80 18, but they are on special.
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...ail_tyres.aspx

cheers for that chris, went in & had a look but not avilable in my size

[clint640]

I was giving the price for a 140/80 18, but they are on special.
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...ail_tyres.aspx

They've been on special for a while, I'm going to give one a try, never used one on the rear before cos of the stupid prices but at $180 they're much the same as anything else similar so they get my money. Also ordered an MT21 for the front, never used one of those before either but at $95 gotta be worth a go. With Jamie's old E0-7 plus a T-63 & D605 1/2 used fronts in the shed for commuting/touring duties I'm well set for the next 6 months.

Cheers
Clint

[Cary]

ordered an MT21 for the front, never used one of those before either but at $95 gotta be worth a go.
Cheers
Clint

You'll like the MT21, my tyre of choice on the front of the XR, road, gravel, mud, all good. (rears are good to, $140.....)

Had to look up the price as the guy I normally get them from said they were going up, might order one.

[ducatijim]

[QUOTE=Cary;1130125524]You'll like the MT21, my tyre of choice on the frontQUOTE]

+1. The MT21 is a great front;have used on 990 and 650 and never had any regrets

[dino3310]

quick question, ive got a 110/100 tube even though its ment for 130/80 140/80(sez on tube) Will it be alright on a 120/80 or would it risk a bit of creasing maybe even a pinch on the lower profile?

[NordieBoy]

quick question, ive got a 110/100 tube even though its ment for 130/80 140/80(sez on tube) Will it be alright on a 120/80 or would it risk a bit of creasing maybe even a pinch on the lower profile?

Use a good amount of talc and it should be fine.

[warewolf]

quick question, ive got a 110/100 tube even though its ment for 130/80 140/80(sez on tube) Will it be alright on a 120/80 or would it risk a bit of creasing maybe even a pinch on the lower profile?

It'll be fine, tubes are not that specific. The one tube is often labelled as everything from 100/ through 140/ in every ratio.