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Rear road tyre
My XT came with new tyres so I had no choice in tyre selection.
The rear tyre is a Kingstire 4.60 17 tube 625 E and is ok off road but I can feel it stepping out on the road even when it is bone dry so want to get a good road tyre.
Wemoto have a Bridgestone Trail Wing Rear TW48G 120/90-17 64S but I have not heard good reports about it and I think it's a more dual purpose tyre.
I will get another rim and keep the new road tyre on there.
Can anyone recommend a good, wide grippy road tyre?
Is it best to get tubed or tubeless?
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My only 'off' in 38 years of riding was as a result of a knobbly tyre and a wet road, so I share your concern!
A good dual-purpose tyre should suit your needs. I have recently fitted Avon Distanzias and they are very grippy, wet or dry. I understand they are a soft compound and wear quicker than most, but I don't mind that. I haven't managed to get it to step out at all. I didn't like the TrailWing that came with the bike, very squirmy.
I'm not sure that tubeless tyres are possible unless you have either cast wheels or special tubeless rims on a spoked wheel.
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Give these a try
Roadrider | Avon Tyres
I had them on my Tenere before I sold it - They were a real confidence booster!!!
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Thanks for the replies.
As the majority of my riding is on the road I would prefer a good road tyre and will keep the one I have on now and buy another rim to put it on for when I go off road.
I'll try to attach a pic of my current tyre and the Bridgestone that wemoto sells.
Avon seems to be a popular choice so I will take a look at them.
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Squared off knobblies are never good!!!
The Avons will make it feel like another bike altogether!!!
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Had a pair of michelin annakees which were ok ,
The next pair were metzeler tourance ,a better feel to them wet or dry ,
good mileage too .
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