Yeah, being that far from home in my daily driver I dont have much intention
of getting crazy.. I didnt figure there would be to much nasty weather left
over in July. Guess I will be looking around at the MC AT's and see what
kinda deals I can get this winter.
On Thursday September 22 2005 11:14 am, Jason Bleazard wrote:
> On Thu, September 22, 2005 7:10 am, Bill Day said:
> > Not sure what tires most of you are planning on running out to Denver on,
> > but I am thinking mud tires prolly aint going to be a good idea....? Am
> > leaning
> > towards this winter getting a real aggressive set of AT's in 31x10.5x15.
>
> Colorado is a desert, so count on it being dry for the most part,
> especially in July. If we were going to be getting in to the spring snow
> melt, we might find some mud, but chances are slim. The mud tires
> wouldn't hurt, but they will kill your gas mileage.
>
> The terrain we'll be on will probably be mostly hard packed dirt and rock.
> We might have to do a couple of small stream crossings, but nothing deep
> or mucky enough to need mud tires. If you feel like getting more extreme,
> there's some pretty good rock crawling to be found. I'm just going to be
> sticking to the easier scenic trails.
>
> Personally, I'll probably be getting a set of Bridgestone AT Revos to
> replace the factory Goodyears (can you believe they'll be 5 years old?).
> Our 2001 has the weird 265/70R16 size, and the Revos look like the best
> value for the money in that size.
--Bill Day
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