Those who have had their Xcountry long enough to gauge such a thing....winter is coming and I was wondering what kind of tyre life you get out of your lightweight 650s - and who favours what tyres?
I have Mitas E7s I think they are at the moment. They seem OK, bit weird when tipping into a corner because they flop about a bit, but no real dramas - but then I am not a boy racer, just a steady plodder so I can eat up the miles without wearing myself out. The tyres seem to be wearing pretty well so far, but they were on the bike when I bought it, and I have done about 6000 miles so far. I have a set of TKC80s to put on when these are worn out. That will be interesting! Hopefully they will give me the confidence to tackle some of the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Moorlands byways. I expect them to be horrible on tarmac though - they were on the 1150. There isn't so much weight or power going through them on this bike though.
So, what can people tell me please?
I have Mitas E7s I think they are at the moment. They seem OK, bit weird when tipping into a corner because they flop about a bit, but no real dramas - but then I am not a boy racer, just a steady plodder so I can eat up the miles without wearing myself out. The tyres seem to be wearing pretty well so far, but they were on the bike when I bought it, and I have done about 6000 miles so far. I have a set of TKC80s to put on when these are worn out. That will be interesting! Hopefully they will give me the confidence to tackle some of the Derbyshire and Staffordshire Moorlands byways. I expect them to be horrible on tarmac though - they were on the 1150. There isn't so much weight or power going through them on this bike though.
So, what can people tell me please?