Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:16:20 +0100 - Message No. 5432
From: "Tim Andersen."

Subject: Tyres


Nat
For my 15 000 mile journey through Australia / Asia / Europe I used a
Bridegstone Trailwing (42 I think). I went through 2 tyres. One new one (the
Bridgestone) and a 2nd hand Metzler Marathon road tyre that I originally
bought for a 3000km desert run (on tar road) from Adelaide to Perth BUT the
bloody thing lasted for about 11 000km and got me all the way to Eastern
Turkey!!!!

Amazing tyre for long distances BUT it is a road tyre so through
Pakistan when I was on gravel tracks and desert it wasn't great but
surprisingly wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Only 1 puncture as
well!!!!

All tyre manufactures offer a hard compound tyre which is best for such a
trip. It often boils down to price.

Cheers
Tim Andersen
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