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KO2 VS. KM3: YOUR DAD VERSUS A PRO WRESTLER

The framing tells you the answer: the KO2 is your dad, the KM3 is a pro wrestler. One does everything competently and lives with you daily. The other is specialized, spectacular in its element, and harder to live with the rest of the time. This walks through snow, mud, and rock climbing so you can match the tire to what you actually drive rather than what looks toughest in a parking lot.

July 2, 2025
Tires
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How to Change a Tire

As a brand built for both on- and off-road performance, BFGoodrich Tires works hard to help drivers avoid ever having to change a flat tire on the side of the road, or deep on a trail.

June 5, 2025
Tires
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The Science of Grip

In 1920, John F. Sipe worked on a slaughterhouse floor in New York City’s meatpacking district. He spent his days shovelling guts into machinery, wearing work boots with thick rubber soles that slipped constantly on the slick floor. After falling one too many times, John decided to experiment.He discovered that carving perpendicular notches into the tread of his work boots drastically improved his traction, and drastically reduced his falls.That simple experiment led to a breakthrough that would later transform tire design.And thus, the “sipe” was born.At least, that’s how the story goes.

June 1, 2025
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CONQUERING CANADIAN WINTERS: THE ULTIMATE WINTER TIRE -BFGOODRICH WINTER T/A KSI

Winter in Canada brings some of the harshest driving conditions in the world, with drivers facing everything from ice storms to snow-covered highways. The BFGoodrich Winter T/A KSI is built to ensure that no matter what Canadian winter throws at you, you’re in control. Designed with cutting-edge technology and tailored for extreme cold, ice, and snow, this tire delivers the kind of performance that winter drivers need most.

May 29, 2025
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THE FIRST TIRES TO GO COAST TO COAST

In 1903, few people owned or drove cars in the United States, let alone in Canada. The automobile, still in its infancy, had been around for less than a decade and was often dismissed as a fleeting novelty. Yet, that same year, two men and a dog undertook the first successful cross-country road trip, inspiring a nation and planting the seeds of a car culture that would eventually transcend borders.

May 12, 2025
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KO3: How the Toughest Tire Became Even Tougher: The making of the KO3 tire

The KO3 exists because the KO2 was hard to improve on, which is the difficult kind of engineering problem. Development began in 2017 and the approach was iterative rather than clean-sheet: identify what worked, then make each element better. The result adds a new tread pattern and a new all-terrain compound delivering 20 percent better gravel road durability, which matters across Canadian gravel and forest service roads.

April 25, 2025
Tires
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HOW RUBBER GETS REALIZED

Discover the meticulous process behind the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A tire. Learn how this all-terrain tire was engineered for Canadian drivers.

April 25, 2025

BFGoodrich answers your most asked questions.

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Off-road expeditions, remote overland travel, and route accounts. Many include the specific vehicle, tire choice, and terrain encountered, which makes them useful for planning rather than just reading.

The range is wide on purpose. Some are once-in-a-lifetime expeditions requiring serious preparation and support. Others are weekend trips that show what is reachable from an ordinary life with a capable vehicle and a free Saturday.

Distance between services is the defining variable, and it is larger here than most people account for. Carry recovery gear, communication that works without cell coverage, extra fuel and water, and cold-weather equipment regardless of season. Tell someone your route and expected return before you lose signal.

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All articles related to this category

KO2 VS. KM3: YOUR DAD VERSUS A PRO WRESTLER

How to Change a Tire

The Science of Grip

CONQUERING CANADIAN WINTERS: THE ULTIMATE WINTER TIRE -BFGOODRICH WINTER T/A KSI

THE FIRST TIRES TO GO COAST TO COAST

KO3: How the Toughest Tire Became Even Tougher: The making of the KO3 tire

HOW RUBBER GETS REALIZED

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