I've been using the 705 in the front for the last 2 yrs.
first 705 one was a radial. after about 2k miles,
the radial kept losing air if i didn't keep it above 35psi. for dirt, i like mine at 26-28 psi in the front, so it got a bit annoying having to live w/ 35 psi....but
what got me all in an uproar was, mine stated to show bumps at the center of every block.
like this;
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so.... when riding slow on the street, the front felt out of balance, like the wheel slightly move up and down similar to riding a knobby dirt tire on street. so last yr, I replaced it w/ a bias 705 right before my trip to/fr Galiana mexico . down there, it worked ok for the dirt, but on the street portion, w/ luggage loaded down, i didn't think it was as nice and supple as the 705 radial, and braking felt slow to stop, didn't have that quick initial bite as before. Maybe the tire needed to be broken in more, but after that trip, it made me question my choice w/ going to a bias 705 ...
so for 2019, i'm back on the radial tire camp,
but this time, went w/ the metzeler tourance radials on my strom:
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I've put about 1k miles of ~85% street on them right now, w/ the 15% dirt spent riding w/ the TWTEX d/s ride last month down in Castroville,
but from the get-go, these tires feel smooth, quiet, light & easy to lean, got that firm initial brake bite back again, and grips good enough on the easy dirt we rode on.
Haven't tested it yet in rain, but imo, this tire's a nice adv tire that i'd use to go from here to Cali and then ride all up and down the PCH and on the way back home, pop into yosemite and moab and cloudcroft.