Now I know that there are many many many posts about tiyres but from what I have read no one really goes into detail as to how these tyres handle in the wet, now i am looking at changing my tyres and being that i live in scotland it is wet 99.9999999999999999999% of the time so it is beneficial to me that i get a set of tyres that will work well in these conditions.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :D
Sorry, don't know much about tyres, but could you tell me how to catch aand cook a haggis?
Good tires for wet conditions are usually labelled as sport touring since touring guys ride all year they'll need a little more wet traction then the dedicated supersport track-type tires. The stock BT-45's are pretty decent in the rain so are michelin macadams, I'm speaking from experience, and if you really need to I've had good experience with metz lasertecs in the snow :icon_eek:
Well, you might look at the Avon Roadriders as I put on a pair back in July '08 and with almost 7k on them through all types of weather (hot, cold, rain, snow, etc..) and they work great. They're a sport touring tire, from what the vendor told me when I bought them, they're in between a Pirelli Sport Demon and a Bridgestone BT-45. Take that for what it is, but I've been happy with them.
Wet all the time, eh? Sounds like Buffalo! You want tires with rain grooves. Use a little imagination when comparing tire treads, and you'll see that some are designed to channel water away from the center of the tire and some are not. The other day I was looking at the IRC rear. That is an example of a HORRIBLE tread for rain. Dunlop didn't look much better. I think Dunlops are expensive crap and their factory is in my hometown. I'm supposed to love them, but I don't at all. Avon Roadriders looked much better for all weather traction, and they're not super-expensive. Actually the Kenda 671's look pretty good too, and they're cheap. I like cheap. I work in the private sector. That means I'm poor!
Avon Roadriders. i have 18k on the front and 12k on the back. i ride in any weather and they do fine. that is at freeway speeds mostly.