depending upon which way i go it is 6-8 km to a paved road, in between are various forms
of dirt, gravel and sandy roads. right now most of them are covered with a messy mix of
ice, mud and ooze, this eve many spots were so soft my bike sank in deeper than the
tire/rim. each year i travel over 2000 km on this mix of road riding on regular Schwalbe marathon tires.
they are suprisingly effective on sandy/dirt roads with good resistance to stone bruises. these
tires just plain get the job done, please be forewarned- i'm biased about these tires as i've had
great luck with them for more than a decade. use the 47 or 50 mm width, wish they made a 54.