I changed the tires.
Tires that were due for replacement.But in the endI replaced them with PIRELLI Ahgel STs.
PIRELLI touring radials with a tread pattern that is equal parts devil and angel. The ST is an older model because the successor model, the GT, has already been released.
incidentallyThe angel pattern part is shallowly carved.because of ...After about 1,000 kilometers, the devil pattern is the only pattern.This is an interesting specification.
So, touring
Immediately after I changed the tires, I could see the advantages of the new tires just by driving around Tokyo and my neighborhood. To get to my house from the main road, I have to make a sharp 150-degree turn into an alley, and the ease of turning there is completely different.
So, it is human nature to want to test the usability on winding roads...... So on Sunday, I went out for a touring trip. The odometer was close to 20,000km when we left, so we drove down the road for a while and took some pictures.
After taking pictures of the 20,000km milestone, we took the Tohoku Expressway from the Tatebayashi IC and headed for Nikko. But the benefits of the new tires were already apparent on the highway: .... Even though I thought I was taking it easy, I could cruise at 15-20km/h faster than usual. It's great.
Bear bowl for lunch
Speaking of Nikko, Irohazaka (slope)...... But I was getting hungry. I googled for places around Nikko where I could eat gibier, and found a restaurant that looked interesting.
The store is located in the mountains of Oku-Nikko, and according to the information on the web, it seems to be reasonably priced. We arrived at this place while enjoying the winding Kirifuri Kogen Road, which used to be a toll road.
The menu includesBears, deer, pheasants, pigs, peppered fish, ducks, rockfish, Sawa crabsI thought, "This is a salamander..... I also thought that the name of the restaurantChoose a bear bowl!。
The bear meat was cooked in a sweet and spicy soy sauce flavor with a lot of onions, probably to remove the smell of the meat. Unfortunately, the meat was not much. I guess."Including the experience of eating bear meat"It makes sense if you think about it: .... It's just like
I finished my meal and asked the waiter. ”If I go the way I came, where will I go?" When I asked him about it, he told me that it was possible to go through the Chuzenji-ko area. But the road was narrow and rough, so we were told that it was not recommended. It was almost 2:30 at this point. The sun will set in a little over two hours....... Since we had work to do tomorrow, we decided to turn around and go back the way we came.
By the time we got down to Nikko, the sky was already the color of evening. I took the expressway home as an adult: ..... But when I checked on my phone, I found that there was a traffic accident. I used the new No. 4 bypass to get home by road. The touring with a total distance of 480km ended.
So, what do you think of the new tires? .......
Let's see....... I'm glad I did, because when I was winding down, I thought I was getting better at driving. The car body fell down so easily that I thought I was getting better at driving and cleared the corner comfortably. Even when driving at a faster pace than usual, it is controllable and I have no worries. Even in the downhill and right-hand corner, which is my least favorite pattern, I can clear the corner with ease because of the great ground contact feeling.
oh dear!The comparison is to a tire that has begun to harden lightly, has minor cracks, and has a slip sign.So, it's no wonder."How does the Angel ST compare to other tires?"I can't do a review called ......orz
The only lesson I learned this time is that it's best if you can change your easy tires frequently in a short span of time before they start to harden.......
Now, I wonder where I should go next weekend.
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