fastback89
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Post by fastback89 on Jun 24, 2019 17:06:52 GMT -7
Finally got around to replacing my worn out S20's and the 21's went on. Man these things grip like glue, my only negative would be harsher ride? To be honest they may have softened up a little after 100 miles or so. The extra confidence the new rubber has is probably worth the slight difference in ride quality, just thought I'd share....
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Post by RedAndBlack on Jun 24, 2019 20:02:25 GMT -7
They're good tires and my current tire of choice for street riding.
They also have stiff sidewalls so you can really play around with the tire pressures, especially with the rear. I think stock calls for 42 PSI. I run them as low as 32 in the rear before I can feel movement in the sidewall.
The reason I prefer them over the Q3s is that I feel they give more feel for the road as opposed to the DunRocks.
Of course with lowering the tire pressure, you reduce tire life. But for canyon carving and track riding, grip is more important than tire life for me so I drop the pressures when I hit the canyons vs hoodratting around town.
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mtneer
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Post by mtneer on Jun 25, 2019 2:11:20 GMT -7
I’ve been using them also, on my second set of them, they seem to work well over a broad temperature range, and they do well in the wet, Dunlop Q3’s might have a slight advantage in overall grip but low temperatures and wet road grip aren’t as confidence inspiring. The S22 was just released which is supposed to have better grip on dry and wet surfaces plus slightly better life. I got about 1600 miles out of the OEM S20’s, and about 2300 miles out of the first set of S21’s, the current ones look to be wearing at about the same rate. I may try the S22’s after these wear out, most initial reviews seem positive on them. I’m sure sport touring tires would yield longer life and grip would be only slightly less but they are usually heavier and steering is slightly slower but on this bike and how it performs, I’ll take better grip at the expense of tire life.
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