14-11-14, 07:07 PM
You want the tyre to be able to grip better on uneven surfaces, not loose surfaces. So the important things are contact patch and ability (speed) to cope with the change is surface height.
To me this means fatter tyres, tread to remove water but no knobs, lower pressures and 'softer' suspension. The trade off will be a more squirmy ride.
In the world of road bicycling people are coming to the same conclusion. Roads are shit, so run wider tyres at lower pressures and bikes with more comfortable geometry and contact points. The racy feeling may not be as 'exciting', but the ride is more comfortable and enjoyable - it is a just a 'different' ride.
The reason the original Fazer was so popular was because it had good power, but was a real road bike so was also comfortable (and cheap). The question is what it the Fazer of the tyre world? I like pirelli diablos, but it woudl be interesting to see if there are any noticable differences in tyres ability to deform to variable road surfaces (compared at a constant pressure across brands)
To me this means fatter tyres, tread to remove water but no knobs, lower pressures and 'softer' suspension. The trade off will be a more squirmy ride.
In the world of road bicycling people are coming to the same conclusion. Roads are shit, so run wider tyres at lower pressures and bikes with more comfortable geometry and contact points. The racy feeling may not be as 'exciting', but the ride is more comfortable and enjoyable - it is a just a 'different' ride.
The reason the original Fazer was so popular was because it had good power, but was a real road bike so was also comfortable (and cheap). The question is what it the Fazer of the tyre world? I like pirelli diablos, but it woudl be interesting to see if there are any noticable differences in tyres ability to deform to variable road surfaces (compared at a constant pressure across brands)