Tyres and upgrades

[fazersharp]

Been looking at a new set of Bridgestones and Michelin and keep coming across old versions of a tyre that have been replaced by the new improved version yet the old version is still being made many years after its replacement came out, why don't they properly discontinue a tyre once its replacement comes out. 

[darrsi]

Old stock?

[fazersharp]

Old stock?

They are still listed on the manufacturers websites. Any other product that is replaced by a newer version always disappears from the manufactures website and at best you have to look for it in the discontinued r "legacy" section. And yet I can buy a brand new Michelin PP 2CT that is years old and been replaced twice from what I can read and still listed on the Michelin website. 

[darrsi]

They always intend to improve, you'll always have the "what i know is best" but that ain't always correct.
The info on here and experience is second to none.


Change your 50yr old tyres that you inherited  :lol

[fazersharp]

Yep I am on that over here http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,23957.0.html

[Skippernick]

Because new tyres cost money to develop and therefore cost more to buy, older tyres will be cheaper, plus as is the case with michelin the newer tyres don't come in older bikes sizes, you can't get a PR4 for FZS600 front wheel for example. SO perhaps tyres manufacturers are thinking of older gits like you so stop whinging  :pokefun :kiss

[fazersharp]

Because new tyres cost money to develop and therefore cost more to buy, older tyres will be cheaper, plus as is the case with michelin the newer tyres don't come in older bikes sizes, you can't get a PR4 for FZS600 front wheel for example. SO perhaps tyres manufacturers are thinking of older gits like you so stop whinging  :pokefun :kiss

Yep went to see my local tyre guy today and he said that the molds and research has all paid for its self and they can keep producing them cheaply to compete with the cheap Chinese imports