So does my grandmother!
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Originally Posted by henryuk
I got fantastic miles out of mine (15,000 odd kms rear and 20,000 front - admittedly was shot to pieces and missing entire knobbles by then)
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Henry:
I'd be embarrassed to admit getting that many miles on a set of tires.
Tom:
For your long trip, go for the high-mileage tires (tourances). Put a set on in so. California or Arizona - Change in Medellin if necessary (and going to Colombia - recommended - say hi to Tibero there - former Ride West employee). They may even get you to Peru depending on how you are riding (I sort of wandered around a lot). I only put a set of knobs on for doing some off-roading in Bolivia - and took them off soon as I hit Argentina - still lots of mileage on them.
For Prudhoe - I recommend using tourances there as well - except if you want - change to knobs for the ride north from Fairbanks. Ship some (partially worn even) to fairbanks in advance. Essentially you're doing paved road for nearly the entire distance - except for the 800 from Fairbanks to Prudhoe and back. You'd just be wearing out TKC80s for no reason.
That's my opinion.
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quastdog
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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