66cc-outlaw
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Just wanted to share some pictures of my new tire. The local bike shop had this for $45. I went with this one because all the others I have tried get eaten up pretty quickly.
Michelin tire for friction drive bike
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5-7HEAVEN
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Let us know how long your Michelin lasts.
When I changed from friction drive to a shift kit with a powerful engine, now my back tire lasts for YEARS! with lots of tread left.
When I changed from friction drive to a shift kit with a powerful engine, now my back tire lasts for YEARS! with lots of tread left.
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you just have to love kevlar beads, dont you? folding a tyre up like that looks wrong.
but that, seriously, is a michelin pilot for a PUSHBIKE? interesting... very interesting
tried em out on a moto once. expensive, gripped well but i felt a bit off on the cornering? they were meant to be the best!
also, i noticed a slight tendency to wear on one side. after i sorta noticed it, a week later...the other side was bald!
not the centre mind you...and was on the front. didnt favor it any more, just happened.
but, they do have a reputation for making high mileage tyres, so yeah...see how it goes
a lot depends on rollers and tread type. knobby tread disintergrates rapidly. slicks last for ever. too large a roller, slipping, will shred anything.
good teeth on a roller will only shred if they slip...once again, wrong sizing. but theyre great when sized properly
a five year old tyre lasts twice as long as a newly purchased tyre ive found.
but that, seriously, is a michelin pilot for a PUSHBIKE? interesting... very interesting
tried em out on a moto once. expensive, gripped well but i felt a bit off on the cornering? they were meant to be the best!
also, i noticed a slight tendency to wear on one side. after i sorta noticed it, a week later...the other side was bald!
not the centre mind you...and was on the front. didnt favor it any more, just happened.
but, they do have a reputation for making high mileage tyres, so yeah...see how it goes
a lot depends on rollers and tread type. knobby tread disintergrates rapidly. slicks last for ever. too large a roller, slipping, will shred anything.
good teeth on a roller will only shred if they slip...once again, wrong sizing. but theyre great when sized properly
a five year old tyre lasts twice as long as a newly purchased tyre ive found.
darwin
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Headsmess "a five year old tyre lasts twice as long as a newly purchased tyre ive found." That sounds like Obama math there, doesn't add up...........op that looks like a good tire for FD, kinda pricey but maybe it last because of better materials used and it will be money well spent. Flats suck the big one.
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I've found that Kenda 838's are a good slick tire, hell they share a pattern with the 8" x4" pneumatic 671 tires on my gopeds! They have been seen at the Dicks sporting goods for a price you won't believe! I gained 2 mph on the bike in my avatar pic " 38mph on WTB velociraprors, 40.1 on Kenda 838's with 27cc's of Zenoah power"
butre
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I don't have any experience with that particular tire but if it's the same rubber as in the michelin country junior it will last you for years
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