Bridgestone Dueler H/T 687

I had Bridgestone Duelers on an Isuzu Trooper some years ago and wasn't impressed. These newer Duelers, came as standard on a Suzuki Grand Vitara. The 687s have what I would call a "pseudo all terrain" tread, they're ok on dry, fairly easy tracks, but don't expect them to perform in mud - but that's not what they're designed for... On the road these are reasonably comfortable, if a touch noisy. I'll come back to that in a mo. In the dry they handle as well as can be expected, they certainly have more grip than I have bravery! It's on wet roads, and particularly, damp roads that the tires let you down: at reasonable, but not excessive speeds, they start to feel like they have no traction, while steering becomes predominantly understeering, but then, without warning oversteer occurs. I know SUVs aren't really designed to be driven on the edge, but my Suzuki is permanent 4 wheel drive, and I certainly wouldn't expect this much problem with handling. I have now replaced these with Cooper Discoverer ATT; if only Suzuki had supplied something like these as standard equipment! Not only do they handle better offroad (ok, no surprise there!), but they also handle better on road, have a noticeably better ride, while fuel consumption and road noise have stayed largely the same. Add to that they were exactly the same price as the Duelers and job's a good'un.