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Hello
I'm at the same point at the moment.
Once I have sorted out how to get my bike fro SEA to Vladivostok I will look for a set of new tyres.
My plan is TCK80 front and a K60 scout rear, instead of the original 130 size, a 140 or even 150.
I've never tried a K60 scout rear but for the longer life I will accept a little bit less traction.
I had a K60 scout on the front and it lasted for ever.
But, the traction, even of as new, was worse than the one of the previous TCK80 at 18000km with no nobbies left.
With the combo TCK80 front and a K60 scout rear, I should make it till the EU.
Then I can find something else if needed.
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I think I made a decision

I will try to find a place where i can order tires for my bike in Semeypalatinsk ( or a place between there and the Mongolian border, and luckily without Barnaul, because i would like to take a track from Semey to Mongolia which would not lead me through Barnaul )

Has anyone any Idea if there is a way to find a repair or tire shop in this cities where i can order tires?

has anyone any idea about a contact person tho check this there?
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Have been in Semey last year, don't think you can get tyres there. Try to send it via DHL. That should work. Otherwise Barnaul if you come via Russia or Almaty if you come through Kazachstan.
In Mongolia try to contact the Oasis Cafe. I'm pretty sure they can organise some tyres there. We'll be in Ulan Bataar in May
TKC is perfect for Mongolia, all the rest you should use the K60. We travelled through whole Tajikistan with them, even in sand it's ok.
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Thanks for that.

I was thinking of sending tires via DHL to some place, i just dont know which place.

I contacted Oasis already, i also have relatives i Ulanbataar.

But the western border is about 2000km away from Ulanbataar, so they dont really know a good place.

I had this idea, if someone knows a repair shop or something in this area, i could contact them and organize sending tires there
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In Dushanbe we did it as general delievery to the local DHL branch which worked fine. You can just pick it up there. You can contact them in advance and get informed about storage fees.
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Unbelieveable mileage on the K60. You can't beat them.
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Milage is not the only point I am looking for.

If I only want milage, I'll take concrete rims

And i was not asking for only milage
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I use a TKC80 on the front and a Mitas EO7 on the back. They took me from Vladivostok to Poland, via the Giobi and 5,000kms through the Kazikstan Desert. About 18,000kms, although they were stuffed at the end of it!
I feel the TKC80 has more "feel" than a Mitas EO7 on the front.
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My plan is TCK80 front and a K60 scout rear, instead of the original 130 size, a 140 or even 150.
I've never tried a K60 scout rear but for the longer life I will accept a little bit less traction.
Hello
I now use this combination as planned, but I am very disappointed of the K60 Scout on the rear.
Well, for longer mileage I use the 140 K60 Scout one size bigger than original with the solide middle band in the tread.
What's supposed to be an advantage in mileage is in fact a big disadvantage in grip on "nice and easy" gravel.
When the road is hard and the tire can't sink into the dirt it's like a slick, because of the solide middle band in the tread.
In mud when the whole tread can dig into the dirt the tire is as good as a TCK80.
And, the mileage so far is not much better than on my previous TCK80 as a 140.
TO BE CLEAR, this statement is for the 140 "K60 Scout" with the solide middle band in the tread, not the 130 which doesn't have this NOR the normal K60 without the word "Scout".
Just my experience.
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