Tyres for the BD ride?

[AlexMember]

So why are you going on about the s12 being squirmish when new? Its a mud tyre and by the feel of the knobs here its not really soft rubber. Im off to the garage to find that 13t….

[alanMember]

yours may be older than the one i put on it was soft i found it average at first untill the rubber went hard(or i got used to it) compared to the worn out bridgstone i was running .bloodygood mud tyre but

[Bob DowsettMember]

Trailboss wrote:

Recently on a ride we stopped at Dargo, home of the famous and very cluey Dargo Dan. He said one of the biggest mistakes he sees guys that come riding up there is guys run hard compound tyres because it’s hard and rocky there. He went on to explain how a softer tyre compound will flex and wont tear knobs out or chunk as much. To be honest it made me rethink what I do and ride on I have since got nearly 1200kms out of a Geomax and it’s not even half worn and I reckon I am riding as fast as I ever have. Just putting it out there as food for thought

TB

I beg to differ on that
I have Mid Hard Pirelli 120 on rear and the bloody thing won’t wear out so i can replace it and it hasn’t seen much soft terrrain at all just hard , rocky gravelly shit

I better go and check if its ripped any knobs off but 99.9% sure it hasn’t :unsure:

In my opinion soft is soft depends wether you are having a go or not ??

Soft will flex until it peels off and then its obviously useless

[alanMember]

hay bob the mid hard does not stand for the rubber compound but the terain you ride so thats prably the right tyre to use up your way

[Steve WyethMember]

I agree with Dargo Dan. Hard terrain tyres are typically a soft compound with lots of smaller knobs for better surface contact that also flex to grip the surface. Soft terrain tyres have big knobs that are typically a harder compound to dig into the dirt/sand/loam/mud.

Not all tyres follow this rule and there are variances everywhere in between the extremes I mention above. The key is finding a good all rounder that suits you and the terrain you mostly ride.

[scott bockingMember]

white rocket wrote:

hay bob the mid hard does not stand for the rubber compound but the terain you ride so thats prably the right tyre to use up your way

Too right Rocket. The description relates to the terrain not the compound. The reason an S12 chucks knobs on rocks is because of the block spacing not the compound. They are hard rubber but they are widely spaced. Think about a trials tyre and how good they grip rock. Tight block spacing and soft compound. On the other hand you have a sand paddle which is widely spaced and very hard.

STM

[Bob DowsettMember]

white rocket wrote:

hay bob the mid hard does not stand for the rubber compound but the terain you ride so thats prably the right tyre to use up your way

That would be why I don’t work in a tyre shop then :whistle:

[glennMember]

Righto, I have been studying this thread in great depth, I have had several sleepless nights thinking about it, and I have made my “Tyres for the BD ride” choice.

I`m going for the round black ones with them little bumpy bits on them , yep the ones that are already on my bike for the trip.

Now for an important decision, what stubby holder to take, will it need to handle hours of BS and be dropped a few times or should I pack a sprinter model, Geez I hate hard choices.

Boony

[Adam RodgersMember]

[quote=”Bob” post=126417
I beg to differ on that
I have Mid Hard Pirelli 120 on rear and the bloody thing won’t wear out so i can replace it and it hasn’t seen much soft terrrain at all just hard , rocky gravelly shit

I better go and check if its ripped any knobs off but 99.9% sure it hasn’t :unsure:

In my opinion soft is soft depends wether you are having a go or not ??

Soft will flex until it peels off and then its obviously useless[/quote]

Bob,

The Pirelli mid hard front that I ended up with on the Neville ride I thought had good grip however I’ve managed to rip more that half the side knobs off on KTM Bulls ride and a few rides in Ourimbah :huh: The middle tread was still good.

(Thanks for that tyre by the way it saved my arse :blush: )

I guess you don’t know until you try. I put on a Pirelli MX Extra that I had here for Galey’s Mad Monday ride. For what I do they seem to keep the knobs till the tread is getting down and it’s time by then to replace them anyway.

I saw an add in Australasian Dirt Bike mag and they have a new tyre the Pirelli MX Extra X. They say it lasts 20% longer than the old MX Extra.

Will have to see if that’s true :unsure:

Adam.

[glennMember]

Question?

how come we all carry on about tyre choices, and what we need for here and there, when I have seen some riders get up some knarly stuff on rubber that could pass for a road tyre,,( did I tell you how much I hate Aaron :laugh: ), and they dont even look like not making it, until I lay my bike down in front of them, (only to stop them of course)

Boony

[Bob DowsettMember]

I reckon the mid hard has to be harder compound than the mx extra ????
Stands to reason if its lasting longer in gravely hard/rocky conditions

just tried to google it but didn’t find what i wanted

not that i really give a shit
I’m with Boony I just want a grippy Black round one that someone else has put on the rim for me :laugh:

[Robert JillettMember]

geomax mx51 fitted and ready to go.

The hills will always be there if at first you don’t get to the top try and try again.

It always looks worse from the bottom :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Can’t wait bring it on :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Car trip beers and bikes what more do you want for a great weekend

[Scott SouthwellMember]

Rob400 wrote:

Car trip beers and bikes what more do you want for a great weekend

Strippers! :woohoo:

[GregMember]

Bob wrote:

white rocket wrote:

hay bob the mid hard does not stand for the rubber compound but the terain you ride so thats prably the right tyre to use up your way

That would be why I don’t work in a tyre shop then :whistle:

I won’t beg to differ on that :laugh:

TB

[AlexMember]

What are you doing to my thread Boony?!

You guys that only care for black hoops with knobs let me know on the day so I can watch and laugh from the top of those hills. My crystal ball says it’s going to be dusty and loose rocky hills for that weekend.

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