Wear your gear please - Page 2

Weldangrind · 08-10-2012, 11:30 AM

I have a set of China tires on an old TS185, and I've wondered the same thing. I haven't really given it a good shake-down yet, but I'm now concerned about how the tires will perform on wet pavement.

FastDoc · 08-10-2012, 12:07 PM

The Kenda D/S 50/50 tires on my XP were good on all surfaces except loose/soft/sandy/ or muddy. On the street they were good, wet or dry.

The Kingstone SM tires on my XF were of a long wearing hard compound that were good on dry pavement but I would not trust at all in the wet. I didn't ride it in the wet ever IIRC.

MICRider · 08-10-2012, 04:00 PM

Mine are the Kingstones as well.... Three votes against them for wet riding I would say! I suspect they are more plastic than rubber, lol! I had zero reaction time, I remember starting the turn and then looking up at the sky going "what just happened??" :?

Weldangrind · 08-11-2012, 01:52 PM

My buddy (who manages the local Fountain Tire) says that hard China tires usually have a high synthetic rubber content, vs. natural rubber. Not good in the rain, but they wear like concrete.

Cron · 08-13-2012, 09:02 PM

Got the Kingstone street tires on my bike as well.

I'm OK with not having dirt tires now, but I'm thinking I will invest in some better rubber because it's wet almost every day around here.

SpudRider · 08-14-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MICRider

...I think I'll be putting my D/S tires back on when I heal up enough to kneel down again...

l don't ride aggressively on the street. Therefore, I think my knobby tires might actually perform better with wet, gravely pavement, et cetera, than a hard street tire. :idea:

I hope you are continuing to heal well, Stew.

Spud

08-10-2012, 11:30 AM	#16
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I have a set of China tires on an old TS185, and I've wondered the same thing. I haven't really given it a good shake-down yet, but I'm now concerned about how the tires will perform on wet pavement. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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08-10-2012, 12:07 PM	#17
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	The Kenda D/S 50/50 tires on my XP were good on all surfaces except loose/soft/sandy/ or muddy. On the street they were good, wet or dry. The Kingstone SM tires on my XF were of a long wearing hard compound that were good on dry pavement but I would not trust at all in the wet. I didn't ride it in the wet ever IIRC. __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-11-2012, 01:52 PM	#19
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	My buddy (who manages the local Fountain Tire) says that hard China tires usually have a high synthetic rubber content, vs. natural rubber. Not good in the rain, but they wear like concrete. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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08-13-2012, 09:02 PM	#20
Cron Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 57	Got the Kingstone street tires on my bike as well. I'm OK with not having dirt tires now, but I'm thinking I will invest in some better rubber because it's wet almost every day around here. __________________ Yingang YG200-8
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08-10-2012, 04:00 PM	#18
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Mine are the Kingstones as well.... Three votes against them for wet riding I would say! I suspect they are more plastic than rubber, lol! I had zero reaction time, I remember starting the turn and then looking up at the sky going "what just happened??" :?
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