Here's a question I have not seen answered yet .....

[DMAGOLDRDR]

Between my sisters house on 2 miles of dirt road and one of my daughters on a long dirt hill drive I have enough time off asphalt to get a feel for the CT on dirt. If it is a heavily rutted road the rear will still wiggle and follow the rut. A MT will drop into narrow ruts that a wider CT may roll over and not slide into BUT the wider contact patch of the CT will bump steer the rear end as it rolls into a rut so just like any bike with any tire on a loose surface, stay on the throttle slightly to always keep the bike pushing forward.
I will say going down my daughters drive I get much less rear wheel slide and a bit more traction going up.

[Navvet]

Between my sisters house on 2 miles of dirt road and one of my daughters on a long dirt hill drive I have enough time off asphalt to get a feel for the CT on dirt. If it is a heavily rutted road the rear will still wiggle and follow the rut. A MT will drop into narrow ruts that a wider CT may roll over and not slide into BUT the wider contact patch of the CT will bump steer the rear end as it rolls into a rut so just like any bike with any tire on a loose surface, stay on the throttle slightly to always keep the bike pushing forward.
I will say going down my daughters drive I get much less rear wheel slide and a bit more traction going up.

The ruts aren't bad on my road, but the real challenge is the first 100 yds, 15deg incline straight up. That's where I hope the CT really shines (as well as coming down that hill).

In 40+ years of riding, I have not worried about taking a bike just about anywhere ... but have never tried a CT on a bike.

I am going to try to put the CT on this weekend and see how it performs.

[Steve 0080]

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[Navvet]

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[BuzzzPhotos]

My Michelin CT makes it a LOT easier to get up my 110yd gravel driveway. When I ordered my CT the salesman asked why I needed a mud & snow rated tire. When I hit a little mud it'll sling it out. The factory tire just turns to a slick & spins. Lots of guys talk bad about the CT but I have my reasons for using it. And I hate having a flat on a bike & feel a lot more comfortable going dark. Welcome to the Darkside!!

[wiggy]

Welcome to the Darkside. I'm running the same tire and have about 4 thou on mine. I love the Driveguard. The runflat will give you added piece of mind. I would consider running tire pressure monitors. I have the FOBO ones.

As for the gravel, I definitely think it helps to have the wider footprint...but if there are ruts, most car tires will tend to wander. As long as you're expecting it, it isn't too bad.

[SierraKen]

Welcome to the Darkside. I'm running the same tire and have about 4 thou on mine. I love the Driveguard. The runflat will give you added piece of mind. I would consider running tire pressure monitors. I have the FOBO ones.

As for the gravel, I definitely think it helps to have the wider footprint...but if there are ruts, most car tires will tend to wander. As long as you're expecting it, it isn't too bad.

I also run the Driveguard with about 4000 miles on it. Don't believe I will ever go back to a M/C tire. I run mine at 32 psi but am wondering what psi other Driveguard riders are using?