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Cheap Tyres - JoeRock - 30-03-15
If anyone needs a set remotely soon I'd recommend having a nose on this site:
http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/
Bloody good prices, and they've a sale on. Free postage too! I've ordered about 3 pairs now and all have come within 3 days - with the prices on the Road 4s I'm considering buying a pair or two and sticking them in the garage to keep for when I need them!
Re: Cheap Tyres - ChristoT - 31-03-15
£155 for a set of Pilot Road 3s? Fuck me, that's cheap!!!
Re: Cheap Tyres - slimwilly - 31-03-15
Cracking prices
Re: Cheap Tyres - noggythenog - 31-03-15
If you normally get your garage to fit tyres for you.......does it piss them off when you buy online and ask them to fit them......is it bike etiquate i suppose is what im asking...its important to me to have a good relationship with them but can they blame you if you find a good deal???
Re: Cheap Tyres - Deefer666 - 31-03-15
The Distanzias on that site are still chuffing expensive :'(
Re: Cheap Tyres - celticdog - 31-03-15
This crowd are also cheap, bridgestone front BT21's for £66!
http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=110&cart_id=48641534.110.28522&Cookie=froogle_moto&s_p=Tyres
Probably paying much the same price for tyres as a small business does so you're eating into their profit.
I know a bike shop in my area charges a little over £20 to fit a provided tyre on a free wheel.
Suppose they've got to expect customers hunting out the best deals these days?
Re: Cheap Tyres - Dead Eye - 31-03-15
(31-03-15, 08:46 AM)noggythenog link Wrote: If you normally get your garage to fit tyres for you.......does it piss them off when you buy online and ask them to fit them......is it bike etiquate i suppose is what im asking...its important to me to have a good relationship with them but can they blame you if you find a good deal???
Simple solution;
Use your nice friendly, good mechanic for working on your bike - piss off another garage by getting them to swap your tyres
Re: Cheap Tyres - fazersharp - 31-03-15
(31-03-15, 11:09 AM)Dead Eye link Wrote: [quote author=noggythenog link=topic=16434.msg189191#msg189191 date=1427788010]
If you normally get your garage to fit tyres for you.......does it piss them off when you buy online and ask them to fit them......is it bike etiquate i suppose is what im asking...its important to me to have a good relationship with them but can they blame you if you find a good deal???
Simple solution;
Use your nice friendly, good mechanic for working on your bike - piss off another garage by getting them to swap your tyres
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The thing is I have a local tyre shop where I can just roll / limp up and will sort me out there and then whilst the local dealer may want to keep the bike. I would not want to piss the tyre place off or see them go under.
National Tyres used to do just a fit on loose wheel for bikes, dont know if they still do
Re: Cheap Tyres - ChristoT - 31-03-15
My local garage fits for a tenner
Re: Cheap Tyres - Deefer666 - 31-03-15
I do my own! :finger
Re: Cheap Tyres - fazersharp - 31-03-15
I tried doing my own once but Mrs Fazersharp gave me a right roliking when I bent the best spoons
Re: Cheap Tyres - Arfa - 31-03-15
Odd they've got the Metzelers Z6 and Z8 rear tyres listed twice with very different prices. Then the Z6 is more expensive than Z8 too!
Re: Cheap Tyres - midden - 31-03-15
(31-03-15, 01:30 PM)Arfa link Wrote: Odd they've got the Metzelers Z6 and Z8 rear tyres listed twice with very different prices. Then the Z6 is more expensive than Z8 too!They've got bt-023 twice as well, I think the dearer price is in stock ready for dispatch because the cheaper price said in stock but in red not green.
(31-03-15, 12:54 PM)Deefer666 link Wrote: I do my own! :finger
Show off :lol
Re: Cheap Tyres - Dead Eye - 31-03-15
If I could do my own tyres I would and maybe its something I'll look in to in the future, but for now its a garage job. I try to do as much as I can with my own bikes (and cars) so they generally only see a garage for an MOT or tyres.
Re: Cheap Tyres - Deefer666 - 01-04-15
The main trick with tyres is that to get the first side off the other side needs to be in the deeper "well" in the centre of the wheel to give you the play to pop the tyre over the rim. Same as putting the tyre back on the first side is easy but then it has to be in that deeper centre section to get the other side bead on.
Also lube/tyre soap is very very important.... To do your own tryes you will need a bead breaker, at least two decent tyre irons, some rim protectors... Just until your good enough not to need them or you will mash your rims up, some tyre soap, and a compressor.
Oh and then there's "beading" your newly fitted tyre.... that's where the fun really begins
Re: Cheap Tyres - Dead Eye - 01-04-15
Yeah, it's a lot of additional kit and know how that I just can't afford at the moment. I have an air compressor, so that's a start at least...
I've done many a bicycle tyre so the concept is similar, just on a whole other scale
Re: Cheap Tyres - limax2 - 23-04-15
Ordered a pair of Michelin PR3's for the FZS600 from Tryeleader last Thursday for £155.78 with free delivery.
I was a bit concerned when only the rear arrived the following Monday. I queried it via their contact page and the front arrived two days later by a different carrier. I don't know if my contact made any difference but I got a quick reply and tracking number.
Overall pleased with service and ecstatic with the price
Re: Cheap Tyres - Arfa - 23-04-15
(23-04-15, 09:26 AM)limax2 link Wrote: Ordered a pair of Michelin PR3's for the FZS600 from Tryeleader last Thursday for £155.78 with free delivery.
I was a bit concerned when only the rear arrived the following Monday. I queried it via their contact page and the front arrived two days later by a different carrier. I don't know if my contact made any difference but I got a quick reply and tracking number.
Overall pleased with service and ecstatic with the price
You should also get £35 cash back on a pair of Michelin's at the moment too. http://www.morebikes.co.uk/fancy-35-off-set-of-michelin-tyres/
Re: Cheap Tyres - bigralphie - 23-04-15
I use my local independent bike shop ,they will always have a deal and will try at get close to online sellers
Plus they are a dying breed so I will stump up the £10-15 if it means they don't go under
I applied for my Michelin cash back but I was told its a long wait before the money turns up