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South american tire availability

Sorry if this has been covered.
Ive searched around and found stories from well stocked dealerships to people paying out the ass, or even shipping from home because of unavailability.

Ill be in Guatemala city soon . Tires are plentiful and well priced there. I dont want to have to carry a spare set unnecessarily.

Is there a general consensus for availability when heading down the west coast of SA?

Another question. Ive been running the tkc80, a 50/50 tire. In reality its been seeing 90/10 on/off road. In my sizes, the next more street oriented tire is substantially less aggressive. The cost is high, tread life is poor, but the tradeoff seems worth it for the situations when you need traction. As I venture further south, am I correct in guessing that ill be seeing more need for an off road oriented tire or should I switch to a more street friendly tread?

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Plenty of availability in Colombia. Most brands, sizes and types is possible to find in the bigger cities like Bogota, Medellin and Cali.

From here its not as well assorted until you hit Chile or Argentina.

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Sorry if this has been covered.
Ive searched around and found stories from well stocked dealerships to people paying out the ass, or even shipping from home because of unavailability.

Ill be in Guatemala city soon . Tires are plentiful and well priced there. I dont want to have to carry a spare set unnecessarily.

Is there a general consensus for availability when heading down the west coast of SA?

Another question. Ive been running the tkc80, a 50/50 tire. In reality its been seeing 90/10 on/off road. In my sizes, the next more street oriented tire is substantially less aggressive. The cost is high, tread life is poor, but the tradeoff seems worth it for the situations when you need traction. As I venture further south, am I correct in guessing that ill be seeing more need for an off road oriented tire or should I switch to a more street friendly tread?

Thanks.
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You also need to supply the tyre sizes you requireas I found in Bolivia it was hard to come by some sizes, but heaps of others.

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Thanks. Ive heard about Colombia being a good spot too. I think ill get a new rear in Guatemala and buy a spare set and pack them from colombia on.
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