Tue, 29 Sep 1998 20:24:31 GMT
- Message No. 4138
From: up1j@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Philip Herzog)
Subject: Re: tyres for transafrica
Hi!
Dirk Bernhardt wrote:
> I am planning a transafrica-trip with my '95 RD07. I'll drive about
> 30.000km, mostly on asphalt and good gravel roads (80-90%), and a bit on
> bad gravel, maybe some mud (10-20%).
As soon as you're thinking about mud, you can not think about any
semi-offroad-tyre - you have to take a full-off-road-tyre.
My advice is the Michelin Desert. Nothing comes close in the mileage:
front: 12000km useful in dirt, another 4000km possible on road.
rear: 5000km useful in dirt, another 2500km possible on road.
You could think about carrying a rear one and only mounting it before
longer mud/gravel/sand-stretches, and re-mounting the "road"-tyre
afterwards.
Phil
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