Mixing tyres: sport & sport touring?

[hang0ver]

Ello,

I'm due up for a new front on the R6 I just picked up, currently it has a Metzler Roadtec Z6 (Sport Tourer) on the back.

I'm being coerced towards a set of Michelin Pilot Power 2CT's, the question is, would it be unwise to put one of these sportier fronts on with the Metzler? The intention would be to match the rear a couple of weeks down the road when finances allow.

Cheers,

H

[caspernz]

Given that some riders match a sporty front with a more touring type rear as a matter of choice...you'll be fine.

[AllanB]

hmm within the same family it is not uncommon ie Pilot Power front Pilot Road 2 (or3) rear.

Personally I'd not mix brands but people do. But I'm anal about shit like that and always run matched pairs.

[caspernz]

hmm within the same family it is not uncommon ie Pilot Power front Pilot Road 2 (or3) rear.

Personally I'd not mix brands but people do. But I'm anal about shit like that and always run matched pairs.

Yes, I agree with you in principle. If like the OP says it's only for a couple of weeks...different brands...meh, big deal.

Oh and as a rule I run matched sets myself, so I fit that anal clan too!

[Drew]

Mix and match away. There is little advantage in matching pairs, and no one who argues with that seems capable of providing proof.

[hang0ver]

Cheers guys, I think I will chuck the 2CT on the front, and cut down my beer budget to get the rear on soon. Priorities right??

[nzspokes]

cut down my beer budget

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[mossy1200]

I prefer the new conti sport attack 2s to the 2cts.

They seem to be lasting well also.

[nzspokes]

I prefer the new conti sport attack 2s to the 2cts.

They seem to be lasting well also.

Epic chicken strip.

[mossy1200]

Epic chicken strip.

I keep my tire warmers on while riding.

[DrunkenMistake]

I had a sport tourer on the rear of my 400 and a Full sport on the front, It didnt blow up so I dont think it was bad? haha,

Im running Conti motions at the moment on the Hyoslag, almost chewed through the rear in maybe 5 months, 4 - 5,000km (Pathetic amount of K's aint it? poor bikes petrol tank is starting to rust on the inside I run it so dry)

[hang0ver]

Well I went and forked out on a pair of Road 3 2cts yesterday... No beer for a month. Yeah right! Thank god for trade accounts.

Those Sport Attacks look good in the pics! I spend so much time getting rained on the Road 3's seemed like a smart choice. Maybe god is getting kickbacks from Michelin??

[SimJen]

people mix between brands because they often have a similar profile, but some brands are often slightly more pointy or roundy than others etc.
You don't want a pointy brand A mixed with a roundy brand B as you'll get mixed feedback and a serious lack of traction on one or the other at certain lean angles.
Tyres are so good these days and multi compound makes them so much better wearing that its just as easy to stick with matched pairs as long as you choose right for your riding style.

[Drew]

people mix between brands because they often have a similar profile, but some brands are often slightly more pointy or roundy than others etc.
You don't want a pointy brand A mixed with a roundy brand B as you'll get mixed feedback and a serious lack of traction on one or the other at certain lean angles.
Tyres are so good these days and multi compound makes them so much better wearing that its just as easy to stick with matched pairs as long as you choose right for your riding style.

Are you joking? Look at a pair of race tyres, the rear is often far less pointy than the front.

[SimJen]

Are you joking? Look at a pair of race tyres, the rear is often far less pointy than the front.

Why would I be joking, different tyres have different profiles! its a fact!
I'm not talking about the differences between front/rear tyres as that is obvious.
I'm saying that if you mix different profiled tyres of different brands then it might give unwanted results.
A set of touring type tyres are less pointy than a set of racier tyres, so if you mixed them you might not get very good handling if you suddenly decide to crank it over a bit?