Right, my baby had Siracs fitted OEM. Advertised as 90/10 on/off.
Done 3500 hard miles so far and barely showing signs of wear.
Pretty much faultless on the road, quick up to temp and excellent in all weathers. Holds lines well through corners, predictable steering. I am finding the front was 'tracking' road imperfections slightly - white lines, tarbanding and so on, but nothing to worry about.
Off road then:
Ok on 'hard' packed trail. Skittish and unpredictable on loose gravel, not really suitable. Didnt try it on sand.
However - a warning - do not even think about anything soft. I don't even mean mud - its more like 'stay off your lawn'. I got caught out by coming off a road in the Alps and down a 15-20% dry grass incline. (Wasn't even planning anything exciting - a call of nature). Done my business but couldn't get back up. The tyre would scrub off the top dry layer of grass, find moist earth and spin like mad - no traction whatsoever. Loaded up and with full tank I tried pushing it up, and just about gave up to start unloading when a passing Italian VFR rider offered assistance...
So, avoid anything even potentially soft. However if you are happy to stay on tarmac/commute SIRACs are great.
My planned riding mix is 90% London commute / 10% week-end easy off-road fun. The off-road bit is now suspended until more suitable tyres are fitted. Given that, which should I go for next - which is better off-road? (they are both �130/pair on eBay)
Continental TKC-80
Bridgestone TrailWing302
