Any benefits to a soft terrain tire?

cr250pro

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I know that softer tire compounds warm up and grip better in cars with a loss in overall tire life, but is the same true with dirt bike tires? I mean, how does the compound have an effect on dirt? Wouldn't it make the most sense to get the hardest tire available? thanks
 

SpeedyManiac

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Actually, soft terrain tires are made of a harder rubber compound, as they just need to dig and not stick as much. Hard terrain tires are made of a softer rubber compound to stick to harder surfaces (hardpack dirt, rocks, etc). From a wear point it is better to have a harder compound, but if you ride lots of rock (say, like Moab) then you will have a hell of a time because you have less traction. Soft terrain tires also have taller knobs with wider spacing, so they lack the contact area to get good traction on hard pack.
 
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