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I`m planning to ride from Anchorage to Prudhoe Bay this June. Can anyone give me an idea of likely weather and road conditions?

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I`m planning to ride from Anchorage to Prudhoe Bay this June. Can anyone give me an idea of likely weather and road conditions?

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Was up there last year from mid May and it was magic, usually between 20-30C, no bugs or RVs and lots of wildlife. I would imagine that by mid June the place will be infested by RV convoys and bugs with both hotels and campsites getting full. Earlier rather than later would be my advice. Ride safe.
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I`m planning to ride from Anchorage to Prudhoe Bay this June. Can anyone give me an idea of likely weather and road conditions?

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Was up there last year from mid May and it was magic, usually between 20-30C, no bugs or RVs and lots of wildlife. I would imagine that by mid June the place will be infested by RV convoys and bugs with both hotels and campsites getting full. Earlier rather than later would be my advice. Ride safe.
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Great ride a group of us from New Zealand rode up june 2008 worth putting good tyres so road and senery can really be enjoyed. We ran TKC-80s on Vstroms and had no problems. Enjoy eand ride safe.Wizza
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I expect it'll be lovely - I rode up there in Sep 06, did Fairbanks to Prudhoe no worries in a day - but it was dry. They told me Sep was too late, but it was beautiful. Might be difficult in wet tho (like when I did the Dempster to Inuvik)
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Thanks for the feedback! Wizza mentioned TCK 80`s. Regardless of the conditions would these be the best bet for the trip?
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Without a shadow of a doubt, dry or wet! They are very tough (though nothing's indestructible - as I found out at the first HUMM in 2007 see "2007 report"!! But I got all the way from Prudhoe to Ruta 40 in S Argentina on them without a single puncture - but then I seemed to get a few!! And for some reason, my punctures have always been rear, I'm not sure if this is a coincidence.

On a tubeless tyre, you want to run LOW pressures on the dirt - I'd say no more than 20psi rear and 15psi front. You won't feel every little stone you ride over, the bike will grip a lot better, and you're far less likely to get puncture or damage your tyre. The problem with low pressures on a tubed tyre is pinching, but I think with tubeless, its almost the lower the better, providing you don't damage the rim, knock the tyre off the rim, or overheat the tyre (realisticallty that would be on road unless you're an incredible rider!). It may even be better to go lower than I've said, but I've not tried lower than above figures.

Good luck - it is amazing! As is the Dempster also - but in the words of Bon Jovi, "Slippery When Wet"!
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Lots of variables being ignored here. You don't say what bike, so it's hard to know whether you'll be riding tubes or tubeless. If the former, you need rimlocks to run pressures that low. And many people find TKC to offer good all-round service but grievously short lifespans at elevated prices. This is worth considering, since it might require advance planning or you'll wind up without usable tread somewhere awkward. Etc. Etc. Etc.

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Thanks for the feedback! Wizza mentioned TCK 80`s. Regardless of the conditions would these be the best bet for the trip?
Heidenau K60s would be my recommendation for a good gravel road like that, tough, very good on gravel roads, and give you heaps of wear all the way up and back too. They come in your sizes too.

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Hi Colebatch

What's the average wear like on those tyres ? Is it better/worse or same as TKC's ?
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