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I need a new back tyre. Been lookin at these..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1606017-MICHELIN- ... dZViewItem

I dunno if theres any better I can get for my money? Or if they're good?..

What would people reccomend for that sort of price. I'm on Bridgestone BT50's at the moment. But wanna try something new (For Llandow and general road use etc)

Thanks, Tom.

Maxxis Supermaxx are cheaper and good in my opinion although no one on ebay's selling the sport one http://www.maxxis.co.uk/catalog/tyredet ... es,47.aspx

yeh i did look at those.. but i've just paid for those pilots.. so i've made another one of my posts pointless now

what would you reccomend on the front? I've got some 'continental' tyre on there at the moment. what are they like? Am i gonna have a grippy tyre on the back and some sh!tty tyre on the front now? haha

Ive just bought this tyre for mine.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CONTINENTAL-CONTI ... 1|294%3A50

Does anyone know the cheapest place for fitting in exeter?

Be careful fellas, manufacturers spend millions developeing tyres that work together, be it tread, compound or carcass & you really shouldn't be messing with tyres on your bikes from different firms.

If youve got a decent cont radial on there it shouldnt be too bad. If it's a cheapy conti cross or bias ply then i'd be changing it for a pilot asap.

I've had the 2ct's on my RR for the last couple of years and love them. Mate they are brill on the track/road and if it rains will continue to be excellent.

Used them at Llandow on my RR and were brill.

Warm up quick but will rip apart pretty quick on trackdays if you don't warm them enough but still hold well.

Good luck mate you won't go wrong and Webber on site know peeps in the Racing scene who use them as intermediates in wet weather

delvey91 wrote: Does anyone know the cheapest place for fitting in exeter?

I know the mechanic down isca road (exe bridges) he's balancing both wheels and stickin my new tyre on for a tenner. They're pretty cheap anyway try there mate

Banditmax wrote:If youve got a decent cont radial on there it shouldnt be too bad. If it's a cheapy conti cross or bias ply then i'd be changing it for a pilot asap.

its radial

Tom1528 wrote:

delvey91 wrote: Does anyone know the cheapest place for fitting in exeter?

I know the mechanic down isca road (exe bridges) he's balancing both wheels and stickin my new tyre on for a tenner. They're pretty cheap anyway try there mate

Are you talking about Jamie down Bikeworx?

yep haha guess u no him 2? my mate on my course at college is renting a room in his house.

Tom1528 wrote:yep haha guess u no him 2? my mate on my course at college is renting a room in his house.

Haha. Yeh ive been down there lots before. He did a bit of work on my CPI and sorted out the crank bearings on my Peugeot Blaster. Proper nice guy.

delvey91 wrote:

Tom1528 wrote:yep haha guess u no him 2? my mate on my course at college is renting a room in his house.

Haha. Yeh ive been down there lots before. He did a bit of work on my CPI and sorted out the crank bearings on my Peugeot Blaster. Proper nice guy.

yeh proper awsome. we take all our bikes down there. get loadsa stuff done cheap

Tom1528 wrote:yeh i did look at those.. but i've just paid for those pilots.. so i've made another one of my posts pointless now

what would you reccomend on the front? I've got some 'continental' tyre on there at the moment. what are they like? Am i gonna have a grippy tyre on the back and some sh!tty tyre on the front now? haha

surely the obvious answer is a matching front tyre, if not the same range as least the same style from the same manufacturer. i personally wouldnt run un-matching tyre brands

deej wrote:

Tom1528 wrote:yeh i did look at those.. but i've just paid for those pilots.. so i've made another one of my posts pointless now

what would you reccomend on the front? I've got some 'continental' tyre on there at the moment. what are they like? Am i gonna have a grippy tyre on the back and some sh!tty tyre on the front now? haha

surely the obvious answer is a matching front tyre, if not the same range as least the same style from the same manufacturer. i personally wouldnt run un-matching tyre brands

yeh obviously but it might be that pilots are only good for back tyres and sh!t for front or the other way round with bridgestone etc. just thought some tyres would be better on front/back than others.