When I purchased my 2013 S10 used 12K miles ago it had a 60% worn set of Mitas (eo7 i think) on and I was surprised at how well they performed (road+dirt) as well as how long the last 40% lasted.
When It came time for new tires availability for that tire was sparse so I had to seek alternatives. Recent Metzelers rocked on the road and were marginal in the dirt and flat out sucked once the front got severely worn. I will say when new the Metzeler performed well on my trip from Boulder to Salt Lake across the Red Desert CO/WY on mostly gravel/dirt.
Had the Trail+ mounted Saturday and took a quick canyon run. Remarkably the front balanced out with no weight and the rear with just one tiny weight. I even ask the guy at counter about the front and he checked with the tech to make sure. Greasy of course and tacky feeling at low speeds. Ran them up Boulder Canyon tippy toeing in the turns. Then cut up the tight 4 miles canyon section and then as soon as I hit the gravel I KNOWED I had done good. Up and over Gold Hill and down into into Left Hand Canyon and asphalt. The dust n dirt scrubbed them up and bit and they were feeling much better cruising back into town on the lower section of that canyon. I Felt like SlingBlade "AAHHHMMMMHHH"
. The day I have to live where there is NOT a canyon a short distance from my house will be a sad one .
So does anybody know if this tire has changed much recently? Looks purdy much the same as the old tire.
edit: This answers my question above:
When It came time for new tires availability for that tire was sparse so I had to seek alternatives. Recent Metzelers rocked on the road and were marginal in the dirt and flat out sucked once the front got severely worn. I will say when new the Metzeler performed well on my trip from Boulder to Salt Lake across the Red Desert CO/WY on mostly gravel/dirt.
Had the Trail+ mounted Saturday and took a quick canyon run. Remarkably the front balanced out with no weight and the rear with just one tiny weight. I even ask the guy at counter about the front and he checked with the tech to make sure. Greasy of course and tacky feeling at low speeds. Ran them up Boulder Canyon tippy toeing in the turns. Then cut up the tight 4 miles canyon section and then as soon as I hit the gravel I KNOWED I had done good. Up and over Gold Hill and down into into Left Hand Canyon and asphalt. The dust n dirt scrubbed them up and bit and they were feeling much better cruising back into town on the lower section of that canyon. I Felt like SlingBlade "AAHHHMMMMHHH"
. The day I have to live where there is NOT a canyon a short distance from my house will be a sad one .So does anybody know if this tire has changed much recently? Looks purdy much the same as the old tire.
edit: This answers my question above:
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