12-06-13, 05:03 PM
(12-06-13, 03:57 PM)stevierst link Wrote: I think a lot of the tyre choice is advert driven, and tbh most of us 'average' riders wouldn't know the difference between an expensive brand and a maxxis if side by side tests were done without knowing what they are.
I think its all in yer head, just like people who use posh sports tyres for the road, it doesn't make you any better/faster, just costs you more money!
Ill put the soap box away now and take my beating. :
I don't think many Gen 1 riders would go back to the standard fit MEZ3s or 4s or whatever they were. Those things wouldn't grip in the dry! I'm not the world's fastest rider, but I absolutely, definitely notice the difference between different sets of tyres. I'm on PR2s at the moment because they give me confidence in the wet, as well as being OK in the dry.