bt021's price

They're not poor value if they are half the price and they do everything else you want. But by far, the best rubber is new rubber - whatever. The second best rubber is rubber that behaves like nearly new rubber when it isn't. And all bets are off when a screw embeds itself too far off centre.

[Red ones]

3,500 miles out of BT021s???

I'm at 13,500!!! They're just at that point where they become twitchy and temperamental; the front pushes out slightly, the rear slips a little too much.

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Red ones

3,500 miles out of BT021s???

I'm at 13,500!!! They're just at that point where they become twitchy and temperamental; the front pushes out slightly, the rear slips a little too much.

It's all down to tyres and how you use them. I get anything from 500 to 2,000 miles from the rear tyres on my SV but I don't use it for anything other than playing. Fronts last marginally more when road riding.

[Red ones]

I think I better go fetch my pipe and slippers.

500 miles??? That's about a week and a half for me!!!

Originally Posted by Nutsinatin

However you can get a pair of Michelin Pilot Road 3's delivered for £162 which I would say is worth the extra £32. They have a bit of a sharper profile so tip in quicker and have better dry grip as well as much better wet grip as well as a very quick warm up (and work better than anything else I've ever tried in the cold (below 5*C)).

I struggled to find someone to fit 'internet' tyres within a reasonable distance to me especially considering I'd have to take the tyres in the car and my bike to the garage . I got a quote for £50inc vat for fitting (ride in ride out) £212 total. However they offered to supply and fit (ride in ride out) the PR3's for £200 inc vat. So that's where I'm at, I've booked it in for next Sat am. I'm spending quite a lot more than planned and not sure how good a deal I've got due to high fitting costs, bearing in mind I'm not confident about supporting the bike whilst the front wheel is out and bike is faired so a pain to support underneath.

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You're the wrong side of the M25 for me otherwise I'd say get them couriered direct to my address and then ride down when it suits and I'll fit them for the £3 it costs to get rid of the old ones. It's what quite a few of my mates do and I end up with an endless supply of rear tyres to practice my doughnuts on...... £50 is just a rip off.

Well first impressions are that the PR3s are much more comfortable over minor road imperfections! The garage struggled to break the beads of the old tyres because they were so hard!

[Toooldtodie]

Who doesn't like new tyres?
New chain and sprockets good too... these are all things we dread having to pay for, but transform the bike.
I commute 800 miles a month and have used Bridgestone T30s. They last about 11k which is pretty good in my book. Will try PR4s next time just to compare.
What you use the bike for and personal preference are the main factors in tyre choice.

[Red ones]

14,600 miles out of a pair of BT-021. Yippee!

Getting another pair on Tuesday.

Someone hasn't been trying hard enough.