Am I getting old or these Goodyear my tires are too loud

[BostonSasquatch]

Throwing rocks and thin carcasses are fair game though. I also went from the K02s to Goodyears...

You're the first poster I've come across who went from K02s to Goodyears. Usually the reverse!
I just did a 3/4 mile rough rocky New England hillside trail* on my GY Territories, and got my 4th flat! I had three in Utah, and now one in Massachusetts, 9 months/17K miles. This trail had challenging uneven rocks, plus lots of mud and wet leaves, not much in wood debris, and somehow I got a puncture on my left-front, close to the sidewall, but not so tight it couldn't be patched. I'll wear the GYs down, will probably go to K02s.

Noise? GYs very acceptable, but the Trailrax + PackRax sides are adding a lot of wind noise now (4-DR, Badlands Sas, MIC top).

Upside: changing the tire ran me late, tried out my Rigid trail lights in real-need circumstances, worked great!

*Called the "Ma Bell" trail in Northampton, MA.

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[BostonSasquatch]

Picture below show the rather major difference in contact patch between the two tires that are supposedly the same size. The Goodyear mts look narrow in comparison to KO2s

I will say, appearance-wise, the K0s look more aggressive--the additional cleats on the sidewall. I wonder if that makes much difference in mud or snow.

 

[Tricky Dick]

You're the first poster I've come across who went from K02s to Goodyears. Usually the reverse!
I just did a 3/4 mile rough rocky New England hillside trail* on my GY Territories, and got my 4th flat! I had three in Utah, and now one in Massachusetts, 9 months/17K miles. This trail had challenging uneven rocks, plus lots of mud and wet leaves, not much in wood debris, and somehow I got a puncture on my left-front, close to the sidewall, but not so tight it couldn't be patched. I'll wear the GYs down, will probably go to K02s.

Noise? GYs very acceptable, but the Trailrax + PackRax sides are adding a lot of wind noise now (4-DR, Badlands Sas, MIC top).

Upside: changing the tire ran me late, tried out my Rigid trail lights in real-need circumstances, worked great!

*Called the "Ma Bell" trail in Northampton, MA.

I only did it because I wanted the beadlock wheels and the tires came on them, so I figured I'd give them a chance.

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