Chicken Strips

I was riding a guy on an SV today at my local business park and his tyres quite confused me.
He had pretty large chicken strips on the outside of his tyre but was getting his knee down ok.

Anyone one else do this or know of this?
I would've thought that knee down = no chicken strips - maybe its just a trait wuth SV's?

Originally Posted by AccuracyInternational

I was riding a guy on an SV today at my local business park and his tyres quite confused me.
He had pretty large chicken strips on the outside of his tyre but was getting his knee down ok.

Anyone one else do this or know of this?
I would've thought that knee down = no chicken strips - maybe its just a trait wuth SV's?

Nope!

If you get your knee down this means you are probably hanging off the bike more than leaning it over!
If you are leaning the bike over enough to remove chicken strips, you probably aren't hanging off enough to get your knee down!

On the road at least!

Due to different profiles, some tyres are easier to get to the edge of than others. I was a couple of mm from the edge of my Avons, but I have about 25mm to go on my BT020's. Mind you, weather hasn't been up to much recently.

Originally Posted by AccuracyInternational

I was riding a guy on an SV today

You wanna rephrase that?

Yea I'd rephrase that if I were you lol. My chicken strips are larger than normal (014's) due to the ****ness weather. If the weaters ****ty, I tend to hang off the bike more on the road, as it puts less load on the tyres than leaning over further.

Dan

Originally Posted by Scoobs

Due to different profiles, some tyres are easier to get to the edge of than others. I was a couple of mm from the edge of my Avons, but I have about 25mm to go on my BT020's. Mind you, weather hasn't been up to much recently.

wuss

Ride it like you stole it

[northwind]

It's not such a big deal... If 2 people ride the same bike at the same speed, and one has smaller chicken strips, he'll probably be dead pleased- but in fact it's a sign that he's got worse technique...

As's been said, tyres make a huge difference- it's much harder to get to the edge of a nice round tyre like most Metzelers, than a tyre with a sharper profile. At least, that's my excuse

It can be down to poor riding style, although I have that poor riding style too.

If you push the bike down with your arms and your cheeks hanging off the opposite side to the bend, you will have no strips but you dont have proper control. the alternative is hanging off & getting your knee down on the road and using more of the centre of the tyre.

I know what I mean It was how they showed us at CSS

I am ashamed to admit that the chicken strips on my stock Dunlops
are about 20 mm. But the really worrying thing is that the tyres as
a whole have hardly worn at all in 5000 miles. Should probably start
riding more energetically or I will retire on the same set of tyres.

Originally Posted by Professor

I am ashamed to admit that the chicken strips on my stock Dunlops
are about 20 mm. But the really worrying thing is that the tyres as
a whole have hardly worn at all in 5000 miles. Should probably start
riding more energetically or I will retire on the same set of tyres.

'Salright Prof,

The chicken strips on my Dunlops were about 15-20mm after about 2500 miles. I then changed to Bridgestone BT010s and after the 15 mile ride home it was clear that I had used more of they tyre than I had on the Dunlops - and I was taking it very easy due to them being brand new tyres and the average weather which seems to accompany a tyre change!! The standard Dunlops clearly don't inspire much confidence!

As for the wear, from seeing other people's Dunlops, they look fairly new for ages and then all of a sudden just disappear in front of your eyes!