Should you buy the Continental TKC 70 Rocks tire for your adventure bike?

Part tire review, part ride video. I have been running the Continental TKC 70 Rocks tire on my KTM 890 Adventure R for about 6 months. On this particular ride I uncovered a big weakness in this tire: mud. I think I said the word "ice" at least ten times in this video.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:52 Dry packed dirt + rocks
3:12 Dry changing to wet
3:42 Bigger Rocks
4:36 Let the Mud Begin
6:17 Almost Slid off the Mountain
07:04 Giving Up - Too Much Mud
07:41 Visual on the Tire Covered in Mud
09:31 Visual on the Tire near the end of the ride
10:29 Scale of 1-5 and Final Thoughts
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[@corvus400]

Thank you for sharing, great riding!

[@mattkaymoto]

Good review, I had the same tires on my 390 Adventure and found the same thing. Tracked well in the dry, surprisingly good in hill climbs, but fell apart in the mud. To be fair it's not what they are built for so I gave them a pass.

[@FeathersOffroad]

That's pretty much where I'm at. I'd probably buy them again knowing that I don't see much usually.

[@JonasGrene]

Considering the 70 Rocks for a CB500X/NX500; looks like a perfect tire for a combination of asphalt and dry gravel. I see a lot of people pairing the 70 Rocks with a TKC 80 at the front, though. If you run a TKC 70 at the front, how do you find it in the dirt? I don't think I do enough off-road to justify an 80.

[@FeathersOffroad]

I'm running a Shinko e804 in the front (my dealer put it on after the TKC 80 recall in the US). The Shinko has been fine, fairly similar to the TKC 80.
Not running a 70 up front so I can't comment on that.

[@gabrielkopp2036]

Where are you riding? What state?

[@FeathersOffroad]

Utah mostly. Some Colorado/Idaho