Front tyre neurosis!

ShakeyBMW · Apr 16, 2018

11 months and circa 8000 miles ago I had a set of Metzeller tourance Next tyres fitted to my bike. The rear was then replaced 2000 miles ago.

I was hoping to complete a forthcoming trip in Europe (2000 miles) before binning them and changing to the heidenaus I have waiting for my Alaska trip.

I have a new set od Tourance Next sitting waiting in the garage (I likes ‘em).

Anyway, on a mostly dry 180 route around Scotland yesterday, I noticed the front was tracking road imperfections. Then, a couple of miles from home, I rode through some water with the bike upright and the front end went very squirelly for a moment.

Although the front has plenty of tread left, the sipes are pretty heavilly scalloped.

It feels like a bit of a waste but I’m thinking I might change the front tyre before my Europe trip.

What does the assembled cogniscenti advise?

Deleted account 191119001 · Apr 16, 2018

Seems you answered your own question, you are not confident in the tyre, so sling it in the bin.

yans · Apr 16, 2018

You dont really want that playing on your mind do you..? And surely 8000 miles is good anyway? Is it???

Phil-H · Apr 16, 2018

It'll be fine

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ShakeyBMW · Apr 16, 2018

yans said:
You dont really want that playing on your mind do you..? And surely 8000 miles is good anyway? Is it???

My thinking exactly. I’ve now had it changed.

yans · Apr 16, 2018

Excellent!!
I also love those tyres too and so happy my GS came with them and not the Anakee's

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AP11 LAD · Apr 16, 2018

Shakes, for your info me and my son have used these tyres for many miles and always been happy with them and every set has lasted well. Latest set on his bike only done 2000 miles and front cupped badly and starting to lose shape like yours did. Must be a bad batch and you were sensible to change them off as not worth risking

neenaw · Apr 16, 2018

Try finding a tyre, on a Sunday in the middle of BFE........ just change it

greg gardiner · Apr 16, 2018

if in doubt chuck em out. you will be thinking about and might just balls up in a corner

Sea Dog · Apr 16, 2018

There's a saying in sailing "if you're wondering whether you should put a reef in, you already should have". I think the same probably goes for bike tyres.

Deleted account 191119001 · Apr 16, 2018

Sea Dog said:
There's a saying in sailing "if you're wondering whether you should put a reef in, you already should have". I think the same probably goes for bike tyres.

Now I quite like that saying, at the end of the day brakes and tyres no messing around. :rob

ShakeyBMW · Apr 17, 2018

Smogbob said:
... at the end of the day brakes and tyres no messing around.

Well said!

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