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maggotman · Clubman A

trail tyre and 19 inch mx tyres

doh ! · Clubman A

Got some new 120/90/18 Michelin ac10 brand new £40 each

maggotman · Clubman A

not willing to pay more then a 10 sheet per knobbly tyre when pepole repace them after every race

doh ! · Clubman A

maggotman wrote:
not willing to pay more then a 10 sheet per knobbly tyre when pepole repace them after every race

When you find some that are £10 and used once ill have some not seen any that price for about 10 years biggrin

bombx3 · Expert

When my lad rode for Pheniox tools honda ,he had new tyres for each meeting then they were used on the practice bikes on week days

-- Edited by bombx3 on Friday 8th of February 2013 12:48:52 PM

-- Edited by bombx3 on Friday 8th of February 2013 12:50:08 PM

Pete · Devon's Best

doh ! wrote:
maggotman wrote:
not willing to pay more then a 10 sheet per knobbly tyre when pepole repace them after every race
When you find some that are £10 and used once ill have some not seen any that price for about 10 years

Sounds like a fairytale to me.
Once upon a time people gave away tyres after one ride for a tenner.
Mmmmm. Doesn't ring true though does it.
Maybe 25 years ago......

bombx3 · Expert

Times have changed,
Mx teams change tyres after each race but then use them on the practice bikes

maggotman · Clubman A

how the hell could you be competitive on a half worn tyre ? i have boaught loads of tyres for sub 10 pound of pepole that do motox

bombx3 · Expert

who said about being competive on a half worn tyre

bombx3 · Expert

i got loads here 19" been used for one day

RichT4 · Champion

I pulled a 1/2 worn Maxxis back from the scrap tyre bin at a tyre place last year, it cost me a £5 donation to their tea club but that tyre was destined for recycling so it should have been free really.
...and by 1/2 worn I mean half the total tread height had gone (not half the use-able tread).

I've since found that an almost worn out Maxxis IT works pretty well on both mud & stone, well... good enough for green laning. I'm still running it now. wink

maggotman · Clubman A

bombx3 wrote:
who said about being competive on a half worn tyre

so you telling me guys race motox with half the tread on the tyre?? next joke!!!

devondan · Champion

No, you misread the post, he said they use them for one race then use them for practice