![]() Touring tires are all about long haul durability, so check back for a long term review. To get a better idea of how they’ll fare after a few more thousand miles on the clock, we’ve sent a set to long distance tourer Nick Gault, currently riding dirt roads across South America on his Surly Troll. Quoting from their press release, Surly claim “a Kevlar cap between the treads for puncture protection, a nylon breaker in the sidewall for cut protection, a pattern molded into the sidewall to help prevent cut propagation, as well as a file tread between the main tread blocks for additional puncture protection.” All of which should help prolong its life as a heavy duty, multi use touring tire with dirt road aspirations.īut how do they perform on Earth? While we can’t say we’ve had a massive amount of time with the tires so far, at least relative to their intended use, what we’ve experienced has been very positive. Tread wise, its unidirectional design is not dissimilar to Schwalbe’s celebrated Marathon series, with extra side knobs to add more bite when cornering off road. Also synonymous with the brand is size as such, the ET is pretty much the biggest volume, dirt road touring tire on the market, at 2.5in in width. The latest in name calling greatness is their ExtraTerrestrial tire, which is, appropriately enough, designed for lands far away. We’re not quite sure how they do it, but Surly appear to draw from an inexhaustible well of awesome product names.
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