Tyres, How Come?

I'm a farmer working a hill farm and I have Japanese duelers on and i can't find fault with them either on the tracks or actual tarmacadam they hold on tenaciously even when in full tyre slayer mode. They don't like wet grass but not much else does either. The only thing that I dislike about them is they don't last that long which is why before winter they will be replaced with bfg urban terrain or more likely the identical but less expensive kleber citylander. These have the same eu label of e fuel and c wet grip as the best duelers but are significantly quieter at 70db not 74db for the duelers. The other thing is that the same tyre from Bridgestone comes with a few different eu labels ranging from e and c to f and f for fuel and grip, meaning that there is something in what gus is saying that the origin of the tyre has a bearing on it's ability to work.

Both bf goodrich and kleber are wholly owned subsidiaries of Michelin, bfg whilst quite expensive are the mid value brand and kleber the budget one though that is relative to Michelin . Also if you go away from the stock 205 70r15 size you will find a greater variety of high quality specialist off road biased tyres with bfg. They also have a reputation for exceptional longevity and being highly rugged. I know it might make me sound like a massive fanboy but the bfg mud and also the all terrain are essentially the industry standard.