Another "Which tyres?" thread - sorry.

[Paul the 6th]

Been away for a while after having a mini off and only just fixed my bike over the weekend. I've only been riding a year and have never bought replacement tyres so I'm not totally sure what to look for/where to go. I remember reading a post a while back with someone barking about how new rubbers had made them feel so much more confident with the bike - not having to fight it through corners.

I've had a gander through some of the previous posts asking which tyres but they all seem to have a specific touring/commuter/wet/winter/carrot cake suffix.

Basically, which tyres last a decent amount of time, give quite alot of grip (and a fair amount of grip in the wet just in case we have another moist summer) and are useable everyday?

Bridgestone BT0**'s (does the number dictate the tyre model? - that's what I've guessed so far) always seem to get mentioned quite alot, as do conti(nental?) road attacks.

Any advice/companies/websites are greatly appreciated

thanks in advance pt6

[G]

The bridgestone 020 have been superseded by the 021

Both are good and dual compound so the centre of the tyre is harder wearing than the more grip edges of the tyre.

I will be torn between one of the 02? ranges or the Metzler Z6 when the time comes, which is soon.

[yorkie_chris]

Avon storms get raved about by everyone who's tried them, me included.

Hi mate, i have just had conti road attacks fitted and they are superb.

Very sticky IMO, they look great and have given me bags of confidence

Avon storms are popular too ..............

[Paul the 6th]

thanks for replies so far everyone, what prices have you all paid for your respective tyres?

[yorkie_chris]

Avons are 140, or 180 fitted.

I got some conti road attacks the other week and coming from a miss-match pair they are fooking awesome!

They definitely inspire confidence as JumJum said.

I paid ?170 fitted.

[Drew Carey]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Avons are 140, or 180 fitted.

+1 for the price and Avons. I got these fitted after my off and the confidence they have given me is amazing. They are apparently not quite as good as the BT021's in the dry, but are the better in the wet, from what I have seen / heard. As for life......who knows.....depends how you ride on them.

[yorkie_chris]

The avons performance in the wet is frikkin awesome, I've had pegs down before in the wet without even a twitch from them.

Got some michelin pr2s fitted a few weeks back £209 all in,seem to be a very good tyre.