I did a lot of tire research prior to heading for the Arctic Circle on my Wee. I mean a lot. What I found out is you really don't know till you try. You can read 10 different forums and get 10 different results. Here is what I found out and how it worked out for me.
A friend suggested I look into the Heidenaus . Someone else seconded the motion and after a bit of reading that is what I ordered. I set them in the sun for awhile and they went on fine with a No-mar and a little help from a friend.
The tire pressure recommendations were all over the place for these things. I went with about 40 on the rear and 38 on the front. I checked once again when I got to cooler weather, higher elevation, and cruddier roads and they were about 38 on rear and 36 on front. People run these things as low as 28 psi so I left them be.
The tires rode fine at highway speeds. My GPS said top speed of 92 (I must have been passing someone). Most of the time it was 70-80 MPH from Texas to Canada. I did notice if you let of the accelerator in a hurry they would remind you that it wasn't a street tire.
I tried the tires on every road condition but sand and Ice. I caught the Dempster, Top of the world, and the Alcon in the rain. It handled fine with the exception of tar snakes or painted stripes when wet. I even managed to drag a little peg at bear tooth pass. I felt fine on the tires.
Coming in to Dawson Creek there was a section of black top that had deep grooves in it running parallel to your direction of travel. It was sketchy and even at low speeds the tires didn't feel outstanding. I'm not sure any tire would have. The other unsettling surface were the metal grade bridges that can be found up that way. Again, not sure any tire would have performed better.
Both the tires below have 9200 miles on them. They slabbed it from TX to Canada, up the Ice Field Parkway, up the Alcon, up the wet Dempster, down the wet Dempster, across a muddy top of the world, back down a wet Alcon, through Bear tooth pass and slabbed it back to Texas. Not sure I could have picked a better tire for the trip. They are solid 50/50 tires that can go the distance. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again for a long trip that may see some off road.
Rear
Front
A friend suggested I look into the Heidenaus . Someone else seconded the motion and after a bit of reading that is what I ordered. I set them in the sun for awhile and they went on fine with a No-mar and a little help from a friend.
The tire pressure recommendations were all over the place for these things. I went with about 40 on the rear and 38 on the front. I checked once again when I got to cooler weather, higher elevation, and cruddier roads and they were about 38 on rear and 36 on front. People run these things as low as 28 psi so I left them be.
The tires rode fine at highway speeds. My GPS said top speed of 92 (I must have been passing someone). Most of the time it was 70-80 MPH from Texas to Canada. I did notice if you let of the accelerator in a hurry they would remind you that it wasn't a street tire.
I tried the tires on every road condition but sand and Ice. I caught the Dempster, Top of the world, and the Alcon in the rain. It handled fine with the exception of tar snakes or painted stripes when wet. I even managed to drag a little peg at bear tooth pass. I felt fine on the tires.
Coming in to Dawson Creek there was a section of black top that had deep grooves in it running parallel to your direction of travel. It was sketchy and even at low speeds the tires didn't feel outstanding. I'm not sure any tire would have. The other unsettling surface were the metal grade bridges that can be found up that way. Again, not sure any tire would have performed better.
Both the tires below have 9200 miles on them. They slabbed it from TX to Canada, up the Ice Field Parkway, up the Alcon, up the wet Dempster, down the wet Dempster, across a muddy top of the world, back down a wet Alcon, through Bear tooth pass and slabbed it back to Texas. Not sure I could have picked a better tire for the trip. They are solid 50/50 tires that can go the distance. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again for a long trip that may see some off road.
Rear
Front