Kiwi Rider November Vol.2 2022 | Page 44

PRODUCT REVIEW
suggest . But as soon as I got it off-road , it felt as surefooted as a mountain goat . We headed out to Taikorea MX Park , just off SH1 near Himitangi . This is an area known for its undulating sandy terrain . The aim of the day was to really put the bike and the tyres to the test on the XC loop , around 12km of sand trails with some good hill sections . I quickly started to feel comfortable on the bike . Coming into a corner hot , on the sand , I was able to plant the front tyre into the rut and ride it all the way around . The knobs really bit into the sand and rarely washed out . On the odd occasion when I lost the front , it was generally down to me putting the front tyre a little high on the berm and pushing wide . The Karoo Extreme on the rear was awesome in the soft sand , able to dig its way through the loose stuff and find traction pretty much anywhere . As the day went on and the terrain got churned up , I found myself looking for loose stuff to plant the bike in , just to see where the limit of the tyres was , but I could never seem to find anything soft enough to stop the Karoo Extreme digging its way through and finding traction . I managed about six hours of riding according to the bike ’ s hour meter , and both the MC360 R and the Karoo Extreme have no visible damage or chunks missing . I ’ d aired them down to around 10psi , and they were quite impressive . I ’ ll be continuing to run these tyres and report back on how they go on some more varied , rocky and rough terrain .
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