PPAT South Section 1
First longish day on the 2 Tracks. The riding was great, pretty dry and 60ish % off road. I went counter clockwise from the eastern end of the loop putting the most technical parts right at the beginning. Nothin bad at all, just some rocky hills. I had jury duty cancelled so was able to take the day on Friday and was the only one out apparently. Total -240 mi, 8ish hours in the seat after playing around at Patchaug for a while in the morning. Excellent shakedown for the Bush Chicken in the fall.
On the tires, I got them figuring if they were that bad for my purposes I could throw them on when planning long dirt days. The jury is still out on the front as is developed a fairly odd whine after 400 miles or so. Not nearly as loud as the stock Karoo but it’s there. The rear is great especially considering the price. As another poster pointed out getting the rear off the rim on the side of the trail is going to be unlikely so slime for tubes is definitely in the bag. I needed an extra set of hands to mount it even with a rabaconda. Either way, it’s got great street manners and the set completely transformed the bike off-road.