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However, after ordering the new tire, I'm kinda regretting not trying the Mutant.

I would think that if you're pushing the front tire around that much, then the tread on the mutant would simply create one big field of cupping - if you're sensitive to that type of wear. But would be happy to hear what you think if you push that button. I always felt that up front, the less tread the better.

To be honest, I never really understood the purpose of tread lines accross the tire on the road, where the primary purpose is channeling watter. If you try it, you'll find slicks are great on gravel. The only time I need some knobbiness is mud, dirt, and sand. (OK - and maybe not even sand if it's deep and one has to go with the big balloon tire approach.)

(I still think the mutant is a fashion statement for "adventure" street riders or retro, go-anywhere bikes that never do..., but that's just me.)

The last front tire that provided me good tread life (i.e., similar to the rear) was the Michelin Road 4 which is pretty darn "blocky" with the sipes and lateral ribs.  Based on just a few tires, as the sipes have increased in size and become more circumferential, I've lost tread life.

If Dunlop gave me a set of Mutants, I would try them.