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Tim in Belgium
27-04-10, 09:03 PM
I'm coming back to the UK for a long weekend and was thinking of picking up some tyres.

Does anyone know a stockist who holds track day tyres in stock?

Geographically southern England preferred, I'lll be heading Dover-Reading-Oxford-Herefordshire and back, so antone near M20/M25(either side)M4/A34/M40/M50 is good for me. Possibly southern end of M1.

Any help appreciated, my internet searching has failed, showing up only 1 potential supplier....

yorkie_chris
27-04-10, 09:10 PM
If you like avons and need them reet fresh then cambrian in aberystwyth are pretty helpful, sure they could forward some to a dealer or to wherever you're staying.

mattSV
27-04-10, 09:13 PM
Tim

Try these guys:-

http://www.micheldever.co.uk/bike_tyres.html

Good stock, good prices, and en-route (ish) for Dover to Reading

Tim in Belgium
27-04-10, 09:19 PM
Cheers for the above link, I'll ring them tomorrow.

YC - For the Ring bike I'm sticking with BT003s as I know what pressure they and my bike like at the Ring, there may be better or cheaper tyres out there but I can't be bothered going through the whole learning cycle, better the devil you know etc.

mattSV
27-04-10, 09:23 PM
When are you over - I might see you up there as I need t ogo in for a set of Storm Ultras for my Sprint soon.

Tim in Belgium
27-04-10, 09:24 PM
It'd probably be Friday late lunch/early afternoon or Tuesday afternoon if I go there, depends on what they've got in stock/prices etc.

Red Herring
28-04-10, 05:15 AM
I've always found these people fairly useful, but it will mean a trip into London, unless you ring ahead and get them to post them to your destination.

http://www.fwr.co.uk/

Tim in Belgium
28-04-10, 07:06 AM
I'll try them as well then, cheers.

lukemillar
28-04-10, 07:48 AM
I've always found these people fairly useful, but it will mean a trip into London, unless you ring ahead and get them to post them to your destination.

http://www.fwr.co.uk/

Noooooo!

I really dislike FWR. If you're gonna venture into London, then go to Essential Rubber :thumbsup:

http://www.gostar-racing.com/sponsors/essential_rubber.htm

Tim in Belgium
28-04-10, 09:54 AM
I've found a stockist over here who is cheaper than the UK result :D

Plus he'll fit the tyres for free to loose wheels......

..and close enough for an extended lunch time visit. I'm happy :thumbsup:

Plus it's a race shop, so lots of trinkets for me to drool over!!

Owenski
28-04-10, 11:29 AM
if you can tim, try steve sirrels in leeds I know thats a bit far from the south but they may deliver to an address down there. They stock part worn tyres of all sizes, dirt cheap because you dont techinically buy them, you recive them in exchange for a donation towards the air ambulance.

Lozzo
28-04-10, 10:50 PM
Noooooo!

I really dislike FWR. If you're gonna venture into London, then go to Essential Rubber :thumbsup:


I'll second this. FWR replaced the tyres on my last ZZR1100 and left two caliper bolts loose and screwed up the balancing of the front wheel so much it felt like I was riding a pneumatic road hammer. I'd ridden slowly through London on new tyres and the hammering only showed itself once I was on the M1 doing 60mph upwards going home. It was too late to go back to FWR that evening, so I chose to carry on to home and sort it when I got there. Next day I took the wheel to my local bike tyre place and he removed 120g of weights and stuck it on his balancing machine only to find it needed no balancing weights at all.

I've used Essential Rubber before and found them very useful, knowledgeable, helpful and quick