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  1. 26th July 2018, 15:28 #1
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    Why bother with leathers?

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    Mrs Oakie got passed on her 250 by a speedy cyclist coming down Dyers Pass Road a few years ago.
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    I was watching waiting for the big arse crash.

    So my question is - do cycle tyres have a speed rating?
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  4. 26th July 2018, 21:00 #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    I was watching waiting for the big arse crash.

    So my question is - do cycle tyres have a speed rating?
    No they dont need one.
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    but once again you proved me wrong.
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    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.
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  5. 26th July 2018, 21:06 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by nzspokes View Post
    No they dont need one.
    Well at that pace they hardly need a speed rating anyway...
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    That road has been hit hard by the yellow stripey monster.

    Can't have been that quick on the bike if he was still pedalling, I wonder how oblivious nana at the front was of the traffic behind.....
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  7. 26th July 2018, 21:31 #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by caspernz View Post
    Well at that pace they hardly a speed rating anyway...
    Whats the speed rating of your 11r's?
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    but once again you proved me wrong.
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    I was hit by one such driver while remaining in the view of their mirror.
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  8. 26th July 2018, 21:46 #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by nzspokes View Post
    Whats the speed rating of your 11r's?
    Well for starters we don't run 11R's on anything anymore, as far as I'm aware. Most of the rubber is rated L which translates to 120 km/h and some of new size super singles are rated M which is 130 km/h. Moot point since we're limited at 90 km/h. Oh, and all clean skins by Mr Bridgestone.
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    Yip, it seems like it would be safe for us to all swap our leathers for summer lycras

    Hate to see what a mess the road would make of his skin
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    Was watching a vid on EweChoob recently...

    A few chaps were on rented scroters in Africaland, on a dirt road full of potholes.
    These guys were doing "OK" I guess until a downhill part, where they got passed by a local chap on a pushbike.
    I had to laugh when the psychlist was filmed cradling a live, large chicken in his left arm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swoop View Post
    Was watching a vid on EweChoob recently...

    A few chaps were on rented scroters in Africaland, on a dirt road full of potholes.
    These guys were doing "OK" I guess until a downhill part, where they got passed by a local chap on a pushbike.
    I had to laugh when the psychlist was filmed cradling a live, large chicken in his left arm.

    Awesome skills taking dinner home to the family!
    Wow, that was thrilling.
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    Quote Originally Posted by caspernz View Post
    Well for starters we don't run 11R's on anything anymore, as far as I'm aware. Most of the rubber is rated L which translates to 120 km/h and some of new size super singles are rated M which is 130 km/h. Moot point since we're limited at 90 km/h. Oh, and all clean skins by Mr Bridgestone.
    Probably why I have a warehouse full of 11r's then.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Wow, that was thrilling.
    It was a pleasant laugh.

    You should try it sometime.
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  14. 27th July 2018, 16:39 #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swoop View Post
    It was a pleasant laugh.

    You should try it sometime.
    Lol! Why do This make me think of the sergeant in the radio station on Good Morning Vietnam.
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  15. 27th July 2018, 17:31 #15
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    My younger brother (RIP) rode in the World Masters 5 times for NZ...

    He reckoned the scariest thing was descending European alps in the Peloton with 300 ex pro cyclists at warp factor 5 with these guys literally cm away and him just praying please don't let me fuck this up....

    Having just graduated to semi road bikes and riding feckin miles on mountain bikes now... You get all the thrills and scares without the tickets...
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