190 rear, keep or get 180?
190 rear tire, keep or get 180?
This F4 I bought has F4i rims on it front and rear.
The front tire is a 120/70ZR17 Michelin Pilot Power (no clue beyond that... it has an N006 on it....).
The rear tire is a 190/50ZR17 Dunlop Sportmax Roadsmart.
Both tires are visually in very good shape (basically brand new) but they are at least 3-4 years old (been sitting inside a garage mounted on the bike). I read a lot of back and forth on the idea of using 190s on the rear. Some say they like it, a lot say it's bad because it is too big of a tire forced on the rim. I'm leaning towards running it since it's free and I don't plan on racing the bike any time soon (need to learn to ride first).
Input? What should I do? Run the 190 or get a 180? Are these tires I have even any good (quality wise)?
Chris
The front tire is a 120/70ZR17 Michelin Pilot Power (no clue beyond that... it has an N006 on it....).
The rear tire is a 190/50ZR17 Dunlop Sportmax Roadsmart.
Both tires are visually in very good shape (basically brand new) but they are at least 3-4 years old (been sitting inside a garage mounted on the bike). I read a lot of back and forth on the idea of using 190s on the rear. Some say they like it, a lot say it's bad because it is too big of a tire forced on the rim. I'm leaning towards running it since it's free and I don't plan on racing the bike any time soon (need to learn to ride first).
Input? What should I do? Run the 190 or get a 180? Are these tires I have even any good (quality wise)?
Chris
Last edited by segraves1; Jul 25, 2011 at 05:03 PM.
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