Tuesday, Jul 20, 2004 at 19:42
John,
Well, to be honest I am currently running a bit of a mis-mash (can't afford to be too fussy) . As mentioned above I went to the
Kimberley last year, we managed the entire trip from
Perth via
Broome,
Mitchell falls,
Lake Argyle, Bungle Bungles without a
puncture....EXCEPT that within 20 kms of
Ellenbrae we had FOUR!! The road had recently been graded and all the sharp stones were standing nicely up on edge. So, I was pretty much at the mercy of the Kununnurra tyre dealer, who I have to say was brilliant. It took an hour to get one completely shredded tyre off the rim even with hydraulic equipment.
So, back to the question, on the back I have Bridgestone Dueler A/Ts which have now covered about 32,000 and look as though they will easily do the same again. On the front I have Kumho Venture A/Ts which have probably done about 40,000+ and should make it to 60,000 without difficulty, probably far more. I plan to rotate them in the next week or so.
I do a lot of on road driving to and from work and to kids activities but also get off road a few times a week even if only to take the dog for a run in the bush. These tyres have handled rocks, sand and mud without any noticeable problem and seem good on road, most of my off-road work would be over rocky or muddy tracks rather than sand. To be frank tyres are not something I think about a lot because (other than around
Ellenbrae) I never seem to have any problems.
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