Adventure road tyres (90/10)

Road-tyre grip in adventure sizes, with a little gravel ability.

Sport-touring compounds and construction in 19- and 21-inch adventure sizes, with a tread pattern that copes with graded dirt roads. On bitumen they ride and grip like a road tyre; off it they're for well-made gravel, not mud or sand.

Suits: Adventure bikes that mostly stay on the bitumen
Rear life: 8,000–16,000 km
Speed ratings: V, W
Road legal: Yes

Good for

Adventure bikes on sealed roads
Long-distance touring
Graded gravel

Think twice if

Mud, sand or rocky tracks

What does 90/10 mean on adventure tyres?

It's a rough split of road to off-road use the tyre is designed for: a 90/10 tyre is built for 90% bitumen and 10% graded dirt. 70/30 and 50/50 tyres trade road grip and life for more traction on loose surfaces. Choose by where you actually ride, not where you'd like to.

Character

Dry grip: 4 out of 5
Wet grip: 4 out of 5
Cold & warm-up: 4 out of 5
Tread life: 4 out of 5
Gravel & dirt: 2 out of 5
Comfort & stability: 4 out of 5

Leading adventure road tyres

Michelin Anakee Road
Road-biased adventure tyre with long life.
Mid-rangeTyroola
Pirelli Scorpion Trail III
Sport-touring grip for big adventure bikes.
Premium
Bridgestone Battlax Adventure A41
Road-biased; stable at highway speed.
Mid-range
Metzeler Tourance Next 2
Mileage-focused adventure touring tyre.
Mid-range
Dunlop Trailmax Meridian
High-mileage, road-biased adventure tyre.
Mid-range
Continental ContiTrailAttack 3
Agile on bitumen for an adventure tyre.
Premium

Bikes ratio puts on adventure road tyres

For at least one of each bike’s usual kinds of riding, in a mild climate.