New Shoes

I got some new knobby tires for the Scrambler, the other day...

That is a Metzeler Karoo in the stock 130/80R-17 size...

...with a Karoo2 on the front, up slightly in size to a 110/80R-19 (rather than a 100).  Still plenty of room between the tire and the fender, even with the slightly larger size.

I think that the new tire is a bit more conical in cross-section than the stock Bridgestone Trailwing.  The front seems to want to dive into turns a bit.  It was disconcerting, at first, but felt less strange by the time I completed a circuit of my block as a test-ride.

Dirt roads across the state tremble in antici...


,,,pation.

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