Maxxis Supermaxx Sport

[Nick_69]

Originally Posted by alfa.rbt

thanks for all the input. At the moment I've got Avon Storms on my SV but rear one has a chicken stripe on it and my mate told me I'll struggle on it (I'm newish rider) and I must say I didn't feel to comfortably while going round the corner. You all probable right about spending more and getting sports/touring tyres but I thought if get sport tyres they should be a bit more sticky and boost my confidence a bit!?! I don't know I'm lost now . I'm not that worried about how long they will last as I'm only weekend rider (working mon-sat 6am-7pm) btw how long they will last than??

If ur a new rider u don't really want some very sticky rubber as you wont get the best out of them. If I was you I would get the pr3's

[yorkie_chris]

What you mean chicken strip? Square in middle?
That won't help handling.

OTOH avon storms are good tyres. They've been overtaken in technology by the PR3 these days but they are more than adequate and great in wet.


Problem with sticky sports rubber is you need to get it hot to get the best out of it, which means starting off from pretty low pressures this time of year which will feel horrible, they don't last, and cold they're like lumps of wood. And they're not designed to work in the wet.
Sport touring tyres are designed to work in all conditions, and do a pretty good job of it.

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Nick_69

If ur a new rider u don't really want some very sticky rubber as you wont get the best out of them. If I was you I would get the pr3's

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

What you mean chicken strip? Square in middle?
That won't help handling.

OTOH avon storms are good tyres. They've been overtaken in technology by the PR3 these days but they are more than adequate and great in wet.


Problem with sticky sports rubber is you need to get it hot to get the best out of it, which means starting off from pretty low pressures this time of year which will feel horrible, they don't last, and cold they're like lumps of wood. And they're not designed to work in the wet.
Sport touring tyres are designed to work in all conditions, and do a pretty good job of it.

Like they said

Getting rid of your chicken strips will come with experience

If an old duffer like me can get my knee down (albeit on the track) on Z6's then so can you, once you've built up your confidence and skill

Road tyres are so good these days, you don't really need sticky tyres for the reasons YC gave

[ogden]

Originally Posted by alfa.rbt

I thought if get sport tyres they should be a bit more sticky and boost my confidence a bit!

Originally Posted by maviczap

Road tyres are so good these days, you don't really need sticky tyres for the reasons YC gave

Unless you're going to go completely banzai, sticky tyres simply aren't necessary on the road. And I mean *completely* banzai.

I've done two trips through the Alps, riding like a total tit on a litrebike on the wiggliest roads known to mankind. Both trips were done on Pilot Road 2s or 3s and on neither occasion did I find any lack of grip. The only time I run out of grip on the road is when it's wet, and that's when something like a PR3 will be more use than a sticky sports tyre.

There's this daft idea, most likely a hangover from bygone days of crap rubber, that super-sticky tyres are needed if you want to ride quickly. It's total nonsense that the tyre manufacturers are happy to go along with because it means we have to pay them for new hoops every 2000 miles when we could be buying them every 8000 or more.