
Originally Posted by
hellokitty
very thick gravel where they were doing roadworks
Un-rolled AP65 basecourse. Terrible stuff on two wheels. I'm just using those words there because I learned them within the last year and I'm proud of myself. When I grow up I want to drive a motor grader.

Originally Posted by
hellokitty
they were dual purpose tyres, so shit on road as well as gravel
Yeah. I had Metzeler Tourances on my DR750 BIG. Never took them out anywhere but on tarseal, unfortunately (I blew up the bike before I got anywhere else) but they were about the worst road tyres in the wet ever.
Your tyres weren't the problem though hey, don't blame them - grabbing the front brake was. All good, you won't do it again in a hurry!
I don't think knobs are necessary or even helpful in gravel. That is a theoretical opinion based on road tyres working fine and me not seeing how knobs would improve matters. Maybe an adventure rider type can correct me.
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