Afan
Elite Member
I have next month two 4-day weekends that I plan to spend on solo riding. On the first trip, about 650 miles (and if it finishes good as planned, on second trip too), it's gonna be between 50% and 60% gravel roads, no "real" off-roading.
Right now I have Pilot Road 4 tires on my NC700X DCT. Last year I rode about 30-40 miles on the gravel road in Spearfish Canyon, SD and wasn't so bad, I really enjoyed.
Since I'm gonna spend this time much more on the gravel road, I wonder if it is worth buying set of 80-20 or 60-40 tires, installing them, and changing them later back to PR4, after the trip, since my daily commutes to work, at least 120 miles a day, are 100% paved roads? (And eventually put them back on the bike for the next ride couple weeks later.) Would my ride improve, be easier and safer, with 80-20 over my PR4 on a gravel road, so it's worth the hassle?
When replacing tires, I usually take the wheels off of the bike and take them, with new tires, to the Honda dealer/service and they replace and balance the tires for about $25-$30 per tire. So, first trip will cost me let's say $200 for set of TK-70 or Shinko 705 + about $100 for putting them on and taking them off - about $300 in total. And every next trip just about $100. Is it worth changing the tires for $100 per trip?
Right now I have Pilot Road 4 tires on my NC700X DCT. Last year I rode about 30-40 miles on the gravel road in Spearfish Canyon, SD and wasn't so bad, I really enjoyed.
Since I'm gonna spend this time much more on the gravel road, I wonder if it is worth buying set of 80-20 or 60-40 tires, installing them, and changing them later back to PR4, after the trip, since my daily commutes to work, at least 120 miles a day, are 100% paved roads? (And eventually put them back on the bike for the next ride couple weeks later.) Would my ride improve, be easier and safer, with 80-20 over my PR4 on a gravel road, so it's worth the hassle?
When replacing tires, I usually take the wheels off of the bike and take them, with new tires, to the Honda dealer/service and they replace and balance the tires for about $25-$30 per tire. So, first trip will cost me let's say $200 for set of TK-70 or Shinko 705 + about $100 for putting them on and taking them off - about $300 in total. And every next trip just about $100. Is it worth changing the tires for $100 per trip?
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