scrubing tires in
Honestly, I don't. I just ride like I have some sense while I get used to the new profile and then ride as normal.
It's taking me longer and far more miles to get used to my new bike than it has new tires. They don't use the same stuff as old to break the tire out of the mold. I'll bet most of the wrecks on new tires are actually caused by 2 things:
It's taking me longer and far more miles to get used to my new bike than it has new tires. They don't use the same stuff as old to break the tire out of the mold. I'll bet most of the wrecks on new tires are actually caused by 2 things:
- Suddenly riding on a round tire instead of a square one
- Cold tires
It's a good idea to rough 'em up especially if you encounter damp conditions later
or find yourself dancing on a manhole cover , new line paint or bridge expansion joint
.......having less than slick rubber helps with these .....ask me how I know this 
Warm 'em up nice , find a nice dry back/side twisty road with a rougher surface ,
make a few runs progressively leaning the bike over more and more. Get the tires
good and scrubbed out as far as possible on the thread
or find yourself dancing on a manhole cover , new line paint or bridge expansion joint
.......having less than slick rubber helps with these .....ask me how I know this 
Warm 'em up nice , find a nice dry back/side twisty road with a rougher surface ,
make a few runs progressively leaning the bike over more and more. Get the tires
good and scrubbed out as far as possible on the thread
We talking street tires?
Its tough to 'scuff' in street tires, there so dang hard. First thing I do is find a parking lot like at the mall when they are closed and do series of circles. It a take quite a few to get any heat in a street tire. Make sure you have a nice clean sand free area and an lett'er rip for a few minutes in either direction. That should get you a good base.
Its tough to 'scuff' in street tires, there so dang hard. First thing I do is find a parking lot like at the mall when they are closed and do series of circles. It a take quite a few to get any heat in a street tire. Make sure you have a nice clean sand free area and an lett'er rip for a few minutes in either direction. That should get you a good base.
Power Pures were the last ones I had to scrub good out on rough back roads
They need scrubbing bad but they are fairly soft rubber and scrub quick a
couple of miles of twisties should get 'em right where they need to be
I think you'll like those tires - they stick like hell but wear fast - well that is
depending on how you ride
They need scrubbing bad but they are fairly soft rubber and scrub quick a
couple of miles of twisties should get 'em right where they need to be
I think you'll like those tires - they stick like hell but wear fast - well that is
depending on how you ride
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