Been 16,000 miles since I have had the EXP's on. (or ANY road tire, actually)
But no way will I forget how well they performed when they were on.
I've probably labeled myself as a dirty Tenere rider over the last 18 months. And rightfully so. I now pursue the off-road Tenere adventure with a vengeance. But the FIRST thing I did with my Texas Tenere is hightail it to the dragon, and all the amazing surrounding world class tarmac.
Those were the only tires I wore to the edges. They stuck very well. I learned my Tenere while on them. Each day they earned a little more trust and finally had me willing to ride the Tenere like a street bike. And when the weather turned foul, they amazed me again. Coming home through Arkansas, I was in some nasty, windy, downpours. Slowly but surely the widdled away at my wet weather timidity and I found them to be far more capable than I was compensating for.
At about 4500 miles, I yanked em and changed to dirty rider. I haven't ridden on tarmac with anywhere near the aggression since. I have chicken stripes on all my tires since. Because I AM chicken. I just don't push nearly as hard with the tires I run now.
Anyways, I am sure there are other great tarmac tires for the Tenere. But I thought the EXP's were pretty darn good. They earned my trust.
But no way will I forget how well they performed when they were on.
I've probably labeled myself as a dirty Tenere rider over the last 18 months. And rightfully so. I now pursue the off-road Tenere adventure with a vengeance. But the FIRST thing I did with my Texas Tenere is hightail it to the dragon, and all the amazing surrounding world class tarmac.
Those were the only tires I wore to the edges. They stuck very well. I learned my Tenere while on them. Each day they earned a little more trust and finally had me willing to ride the Tenere like a street bike. And when the weather turned foul, they amazed me again. Coming home through Arkansas, I was in some nasty, windy, downpours. Slowly but surely the widdled away at my wet weather timidity and I found them to be far more capable than I was compensating for.
At about 4500 miles, I yanked em and changed to dirty rider. I haven't ridden on tarmac with anywhere near the aggression since. I have chicken stripes on all my tires since. Because I AM chicken. I just don't push nearly as hard with the tires I run now.
Anyways, I am sure there are other great tarmac tires for the Tenere. But I thought the EXP's were pretty darn good. They earned my trust.