I am looking for good tires for mountain riding on a XR400. I ride mostly off-road on technical rocky terrain. Durability is high priority as I don't want flats and would like reasonable wear on rocks. I ride occasionally on-road so DOT would be nice, but not if I have to sacrifice off-road performance for it. I have been looking at the Kenda K760 Trakmaster II as it seems like an aggressive DOT tire. Any Views?
Which are good tires for mountains?
- Thread starter xr4dude
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- Dec 26, 1999
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I doubt you'll get as much wear as you would a DOT tire but there are a growing number of folks that really like running a true trials tire in the rear.
Here's one thread I found when doing a search for "trials tire"
http://www.dirtrider.net/forums3/showthread.php?t=88357&highlight=trials+tire
Here's one thread I found when doing a search for "trials tire"
http://www.dirtrider.net/forums3/showthread.php?t=88357&highlight=trials+tire
velosapiens
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absolutely the best tire i have ever used for rocks, roots, streams, desert, mountains and technical riding is the michelin x-11 trials tire. they last 3 times as long as a regular knobby. i haven't used them in real sticky clay mud, but in everything else they are the bomb for serious trailriding.