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ballisticexchris
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This is not a Super Tenere but you get the idea.
https://advrider.com/a-dream-adventure-on-a-new-2020-ducati-1260-multistrada-enduro/
I have seen this time and time again and the riders almost always without fail blame themselves. Well I blame the tire. In case you don't want to read the story, he broke his leg. I have been at many off road events and have seen guys from pro level to novice riders crash over and over running crappy street tires in the dirt. Also those stupid E07's, Scouts, and other so called 50/50 "chevron tread" tires just don't work safely in the sand or any soft ground/loose rocks. Plenty of pictures and videos of guys bragging how "good they are" or "last a long time". What they fail to mention is how sketchy these tires perform even when not pushing them hard. For riders that don't know what to expect, they work really well right up to the point they don't.
Unfortunately, I had to learn the hard way myself. The problem is you are going down a well known trail and the conditions changed to the worse from wind and or weather. What was nice hard pack 25 miles in is now soft rocky sand. Do you turn around and bail or try to get through on your crappy tires? I tried to push through and a stretched hamstring was the outcome. I was lucky. The front end tucked without warning and I rag dolled at only about 40 mph or so. It was 100% the tires fault. Anything under 35 mph and my bike just buried itself. I have been on this same stretch of deep sand with a knobby at well over 50mph with confidence and traction.
And I've tested a lot of tires over the years!! Soft compound, quick wearing, full blown knobby's are the safest in the dirt. Well I do have a paddle I keep on hand for the sand dunes.
And it seems like someone else agrees with me. In fact Jimmy Lewis would not even attempt the sand on a street tire. And I know for a fact you cannot even take his off road safety class without a knobby.
The good news is a lot of manufacturers are making big block knobby tires that are as safe on the pavement as they are in the dirt. Why would someone who knows they are going off pavement want to save a few bucks or be too lazy to change tires just because "they last longer". I have learned to budget my tires into my trips. Not to mention the Super Tenere tire replacement is as easy as it gets.
https://advrider.com/a-dream-adventure-on-a-new-2020-ducati-1260-multistrada-enduro/
I have seen this time and time again and the riders almost always without fail blame themselves. Well I blame the tire. In case you don't want to read the story, he broke his leg. I have been at many off road events and have seen guys from pro level to novice riders crash over and over running crappy street tires in the dirt. Also those stupid E07's, Scouts, and other so called 50/50 "chevron tread" tires just don't work safely in the sand or any soft ground/loose rocks. Plenty of pictures and videos of guys bragging how "good they are" or "last a long time". What they fail to mention is how sketchy these tires perform even when not pushing them hard. For riders that don't know what to expect, they work really well right up to the point they don't.
Unfortunately, I had to learn the hard way myself. The problem is you are going down a well known trail and the conditions changed to the worse from wind and or weather. What was nice hard pack 25 miles in is now soft rocky sand. Do you turn around and bail or try to get through on your crappy tires? I tried to push through and a stretched hamstring was the outcome. I was lucky. The front end tucked without warning and I rag dolled at only about 40 mph or so. It was 100% the tires fault. Anything under 35 mph and my bike just buried itself. I have been on this same stretch of deep sand with a knobby at well over 50mph with confidence and traction.
And I've tested a lot of tires over the years!! Soft compound, quick wearing, full blown knobby's are the safest in the dirt. Well I do have a paddle I keep on hand for the sand dunes.
And it seems like someone else agrees with me. In fact Jimmy Lewis would not even attempt the sand on a street tire. And I know for a fact you cannot even take his off road safety class without a knobby.
The good news is a lot of manufacturers are making big block knobby tires that are as safe on the pavement as they are in the dirt. Why would someone who knows they are going off pavement want to save a few bucks or be too lazy to change tires just because "they last longer". I have learned to budget my tires into my trips. Not to mention the Super Tenere tire replacement is as easy as it gets.