Tyres

[Deleted account 211025001]

Muffs in Morocco And crutches

You've obviously never ridden down through Spain in January

Eggzackaly and as for the crutches..............insurance for when (not if) my leg breaks

Oh, and just to reinforce Bilco's point..............this picture was taken the next day up in the Atlas (and yes the K60's did their job )

Andres

 

[Giles]

Wow - great picture.

Definitely on my must do list! Nice one ...

 

[john1215]

I've had a set of EXP's and have to admit, whilst I thought they were a cracking tyre for grip, they were just too soft. I think I got about three and a half K out the back before it was shot.
My bike's my toy, I don't commute on it so I'm quite happy to put my money on tyre performance as opposed to tyre life. But yes - the EXP's did wear far too quickly. Nice and grippy though ..

I've had my current bike nearly 2 years. I do a commute from Sheffield to Birmingham city centre and back for 10 days each month. All M1 and A38 save for a few miles through the centre of Birmingham. I have 19000+ miles on the bike. I am on my second set of EXPs (1 set from new, 2nd set changed at around 8000 miles. A lot of the miles are during the Autumn and early spring. The maths speak for themselves riding style rather than heat has a big bearing perhaps

 

[richie]

I've had my current bike nearly 2 years. I do a commute from Sheffield to Birmingham city centre and back for 10 days each month. All M1 and A38 save for a few miles through the centre of Birmingham. I have 19000+ miles on the bike. I am on my second set of EXPs (1 set from new, 2nd set changed at around 8000 miles. A lot of the miles are during the Autumn and early spring. The maths speak for themselves riding style rather than heat has a big bearing perhaps

Tyre make and model makes a difference

Re my earlier post

BT?? 3000 miles
Anakee2 currently at 11000 and more left

Same style same roads same conditions...

 

[Giles]

I've had my current bike nearly 2 years. I do a commute from Sheffield to Birmingham city centre and back for 10 days each month. All M1 and A38 save for a few miles through the centre of Birmingham. I have 19000+ miles on the bike. I am on my second set of EXPs (1 set from new, 2nd set changed at around 8000 miles. A lot of the miles are during the Autumn and early spring. The maths speak for themselves riding style rather than heat has a big bearing perhaps

Yes. My point is, depending on your riding style, depends on how hot and stressed you get your tyres. (so when I mention heat I don't mean a nice hot august day - I mean how hard are you working yer tyres..). If you take a steady commute and don't cane it like yer stole it, (and If I was commuting by bike i'd be eeking every last mpg and mm of tyre life that I could..) you'd see a far improved tyre life.

But .... I do accept ... some are clearly a lot softer than others ... like the EXP's or Richies BT thingies.

(Having said that, if you rode yer bike to Spain in thirty degree August two up with luggage and spanked it, you'd probably do a rear tyre in two weeks ).

 

[CuzGS]

Does spanking make things wear quicker then?? I'm now worried my arse will cease functioning before the rest of me :-(

 

[Schtum]

Does spanking make things wear quicker then?? I'm now worried my arse will cease functioning before the rest of me :-(

That would indeed be serious and obviously our loss as well, as you'd never be able to post anything again.

 

[Giles]

Does spanking make things wear quicker then?? I'm now worried my arse will cease functioning before the rest of me :-(

I'd be more worried about yer knob than yer arse cuz .....

 

[beatmeier]

I'm surprised, I've found them really useful on both Peak District lanes (mud/rock) and in Maroc (sand/gravel)

If you check out reviews on this site everybody really rates them

Mind you, they ain't much good in very wet sand

Andres

BASH PLATE NEEDS URGENT CLEANING

 

[richie]

Ahhhhhhh tyre choices


Are you going off road at all Podrick?? If you are and you still want an 'adventure' tyre then I really recomend the Dunlop TR91.

I'm always happy to try new tyres and experiment, but having tried these I wouldn't use another adventure tyre now. Excellent tyre.

(if yer not planning on going off road at all ...... choices choices ... ).

Just out of interest Giles, and thinking of a change from my ever favourites Anakee, how do you rate the "wear" of the TR91?