BF Goodrich - Mud Terrain's

[uk_vette]

Well,
If your setting off on a trip from UK to Cape Town, what tyres would you fit.
I don't plan on too much 'off road' and I would generally stick to the 'tried and tested routes'
I have'nt concidered which rout yet.

My dilema is, I have 17 inch wheels, (No option to go to 16 inch rims) and I have a new BF Goodrich All Terrains fitted.
Should I keep them on, or should I continue yo look for BFG Muds?

These are the BFG A/T in event people don't know

[Toby2]

Stick with what you have got. I think the BFG MTs are great and I've been running them for several years including trans Africa on our 110 after switching from the ATs. I think the MTs are a better all round tyre. That said, it doesn't justify changing from your ATs if they are new. The ATs are good, you will be fine on the route and lots of others use the ATs with no problem. To switch would be a waste of money, better saving it and spending it on the trip.

[uk_vette]

Thank you Toby for a sensible answer.

I had read that the BFG A/T were generally a very good 'all purpose tyre'

The run from UK to Cape Town will most likley be tarmac for 80% of the way at least.

Not quite sure what the remainder will be like, probably gravel ?

Italy, Tunisia, Egypt etc.

[Honybadger]

AT s will be better in Sand (and snow but that probably doesn't affect you), so I'd probably stick with what you have.

[Roman]

I'd rather be more concerned with the availability of 17 inch tyres in African tyre shops than the thread pattern.

[Peter Girling]

Stick with the A/Ts. They're the better all round choice. Ran my 120 for 150,00km on A/Ts and they've coped fine. Best for tarmac, best for sand, great on pistes, drive assertively on mud!

Jojo

[MikeyBee]

Originally Posted by uk_vette

Well,
If your setting off on a trip from UK to Cape Town, what tyres would you fit.
I don't plan on too much 'off road' and I would generally stick to the 'tried and tested routes'
I have'nt concidered which rout yet.

My dilema is, I have 17 inch wheels, (No option to go to 16 inch rims) and I have a new BF Goodrich All Terrains fitted.
Should I keep them on, or should I continue yo look for BFG Muds?

Basically, what everyone else says... ATs are fine.

We did 30,000 mi from London to Cape Town (East route) and between 6 tyres they were probably only slightly more than half worn.

Only one puncture and that was a nail - easily fixed with a plug. Buy a repair kit off ebay, they are illegal in the UK so hard to get hold of.

You'll be on tar up to 90% of the way depending on how many back road excursions you do. The rest will be a mix of gravel, sand, mud, depending on season. Beware the hard volcanic rock they use on the road in Ethiopia will take little "bites" out of your tyres, the faster you go the worse this is.

Mike