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Photo by Alessio Corradini, on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, of two locals

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Photo by Alessio Corradini,
on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia,
of two locals



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I know its the wrong section but..

firstly glad you got back in one piece Laura.
Right as a lot people at the meet told me, I had the wrong tyres, I am going to change them but I require road biased tyres. Would Metzeler tourances cope with the trail we went on and are they any use for off roading? I am hoping to go to the next meet where ever that may be but that snow scared the hell out of me and I want tyres that will do the job.

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firstly glad you got back in one piece Laura.
Right as a lot people at the meet told me, I had the wrong tyres, I am going to change them but I require road biased tyres. Would Metzeler tourances cope with the trail we went on and are they any use for off roading? I am hoping to go to the next meet where ever that may be but that snow scared the hell out of me and I want tyres that will do the job.

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Tourances are road tyres, as are Anarkees !!

There is no such thing as a "Do everything tyre" Stan !

For trails like that you would be better off with TKC80 or Sahara 3, but you would then lose road grip and confidence..
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Some pics

Hi all
Better late than never. With the lovely weather starting I thought I'd remind you all of some winter fun. I hope this works! I hope this link will go to my facebook page:

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Nice one Debz, I'm sure that will invoke a few nightmares for Stan!
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Hi Debz, great photos.
Sleepdog, yes still having nightmares.
All, looking forward to the next one, may come along in a half track!!
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