The only reason the AT 81 is chunking the knobs, is because production on them stopped a while back, because they were introducing the replacement for them. There is a date code on one side of the tire. It is pretty small, but it will have an X 0816 . The X followed by the month and year of production. I love the AT 81 for Southern California Desert. But l have gotten an old one, and it only lasted 6 hours with 14 knobs chunked off. Get tires made within the year, it really makes a difference ! The New AT 82 in no way as good as the tire it replaced. I have tried 12 different tires at least twice, to make sure, and the AT 81 gets the best overall traction everywhere, except sand washes when knob height wears down.
I appreciate the explanation, and the stock AT81 is indeed mid-2022 (purchased in Feb '24). However, I am now left with more questions about its build quality if it can't last 1 year in an air-conditioned building, and as to why they would choose that kind of rollout strategy.
@@podpocalypse9817 1 or even 2 years shouldn't affect overall performance. I know that 7 years really did. My tire was probably not stored in a climate controlled environment.
IRC VE33S for the win on the rear. That tire is an absolute savage in rock, sand, mud, hard pack dirt, etc. It lasts longer than any tire I've ever run. The stuff you're riding in that video the IRC VE33S would be super.
@@Cheeseburger_Moto316 Aye - Part 2 will be soft-side forward. I intended to do soft side first but whatever I did mid-installation flopped it around (I think it was powdering the tube). It's become my curse for installing tires 🤡
@redball4093 plenty good tires that offer all of that. Lol I just thought it was interesting he bought a scoop tire to run it for side grip and braking 😅
Soft terrain direction is now available in Part 2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a6Ij9PQOKJI.html I prefer the hard direction forward, with the paddle as the brake. I navigate steep hills made of clay, silt, and sand, and rocks. Being able to descend with precision control is highly desirable.
