Unmatched tyres?

[stick]

Christ , expensive bike and skimping on the one thing that keeps you alive , buy a complete set of matching tyres then when the other tyre comes to stock then perhaps put them back on.
You only have one life so ffs don't risk it for a few 100 pounds .I would never mix tyres , same brand or not , they are made as a pair for a reason …. jesus

 

[mw3230]

Christ , expensive bike and skimping on the one thing that keeps you alive , buy a complete set of matching tyres then when the other tyre comes to stock then perhaps put them back on.
You only have one life so ffs don't risk it for a few 100 pounds .I would never mix tyres , same brand or not , they are made as a pair for a reason …. jesus

Good point, kinda well made but it doesn't hurt to save a few pennies now and again. Our's is an expensive hobby

 

[Deleted account 191119001]

Good point, kinda well made but it doesn't hurt to save a few pennies now and again. Our's is an expensive hobby

But you cannot spend the saved pennies if you are dead............. however I am not dead and mixed tyres many times, but do not ride like stick

 

[M30SJM]

Christ , expensive bike and skimping on the one thing that keeps you alive , buy a complete set of matching tyres then when the other tyre comes to stock then perhaps put them back on.
You only have one life so ffs don't risk it for a few 100 pounds .I would never mix tyres , same brand or not , they are made as a pair for a reason …. jesus

I have run with unmatched tyres many times. Other than the initial difference in how the bike feels when you go from a worn tyre to a new tyre, i would challenge any normal rider to be able to tell the difference between tyres from different brands, if you were to conduct a blind test. The fact that we are involved in the tyre selection process after probably reading dozens of posts and video's giving views good and bad towards any brand or specific tyre, we maybe aren't best placed to give a totally unbiased assessment of a tyre's performance or characteristics. I mean, i cant even tell the difference in how the bike handles when i've filled it up with fuel, and i dont ride like a granny, but a top level racer i am not.

So my main point is this.

If you took your bike in to the tyre shop, and asked them to swap the front from a michelin to a conti, then got on and rode the bike, would you know? would it throw you over the first hedge to came to? no. Do tyre manufacturers want you to fit matched pairs, throwing away part worn tyres? yes.

As long as the two tyres are of the same type ie sport touring, sport, then you aren't going to have any problem.

We do this on cars all the time, without a second thought, i know cars a different, but i bet tyre and car companies would recommend all 4 tyre were the same.

I also challenge your point that tyres are the one thing that keeps you alive, riding within your, and the bike's abilities and the road's limitations tend to be what keeps you alive, not the brand moulded into the sidewall of your tyre.

Just my view of coarse

Stu

 

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I have run with unmatched tyres many times. Other than the initial difference in how the bike feels when you go from a worn tyre to a new tyre, i would challenge any normal rider to be able to tell the difference between tyres from different brands, if you were to conduct a blind test. The fact that we are involved in the tyre selection process after probably reading dozens of posts and video's giving views good and bad towards any brand or specific tyre, we maybe aren't best placed to give a totally unbiased assessment of a tyre's performance or characteristics. I mean, i cant even tell the difference in how the bike handles when i've filled it up with fuel, and i dont ride like a granny, but a top level racer i am not.

So my main point is this.

If you took your bike in to the tyre shop, and asked them to swap the front from a michelin to a conti, then got on and rode the bike, would you know? would it throw you over the first hedge to came to? no. Do tyre manufacturers want you to fit matched pairs, throwing away part worn tyres? yes.

As long as the two tyres are of the same type ie sport touring, sport, then you aren't going to have any problem.

We do this on cars all the time, without a second thought, i know cars a different, but i bet tyre and car companies would recommend all 4 tyre were the same.

I also challenge your point that tyres are the one thing that keeps you alive, riding within your, and the bike's abilities and the road's limitations tend to be what keeps you alive, not the brand moulded into the sidewall of your tyre.

Just my view of coarse

Stu

I do occasionally test tyres, and whilst new, you can definitely tell the difference in handling between A and B

You are correct, between new and say 50% worn feel is quite marked. If you need a replacement tyre, due to damage, and the only tyre available is an equivalent one from a different manufacturer what do you do ???

In my Audi days, the handbook said you had to replace ALL tyres, should one need replaced,if they were below 6mm iirc due to transmission wind up.

What happens, if your magnificent new steed has selection of tyres available to manufacturer, it'll be the cheapest ones they can do a deal one, do you stick with A or go for B.

A final aside, the 2•8i Capri was developed with the Pirelli P7 tyre, which for its day was an amazing tyre. The handling was great etc, but they then fitted Goodyear NCT (or non contact tyres as they were called) because Ford saved £18 a car using the Goodyears rather than the Pirelli !

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