Dunlop Mutant

[Gillie76]

So my rear tyre had squared off a fair bit and was getting a bit "notchy" whilst cornering. It has lasted about 5k miles over the last year, so I think that's a reasonable effort. The front is still going strong.
I just had a new rear fitted today so went the long way home to scrub it in. Oh boy was it good! When you've got a nice rounded tyre again it makes you realise how compromised your turning in ability is made with a squared off tyre. Had to get used to the nice round profile again for the first few miles, then it was game on! 🏍️😃

[ScaredyCat]

Was thinking about getting some of these but you say it's getting square/notchy after 5k is putting me off a bit.  I have Battleaxe Adventure's on, they were what came with the bike and so far they've managed 9k miles. Yes they've squared quite a bit but there's not real issue and certainly not feeling notchy. I think they've probably got another 1.5k in them  - kind of expected to have to replace them after France but I'm pretty impressed with how they've held up.

 

[earlystock]

I had the OE Trialwings on my 650XT and you are right there was not much impact on the handling or feel when they squared off, but to be honest that's because they were average at best (and awful in the rain) to start with. I find the mutants to be great in the dry and truly exceptional in the wet, and yes you can feel it when they square off but that's because they are so good to start with (certainly compared to the OE tyres).

To be honest, other than trials tyres I have never really got much more than 5 to 6k miles out of a rear on anybike. I would rather have grip than extended longevity, but I only do 4-5k a  year so that might be why