new tires!

For winter I like a hard side wall tyre so that I can run them a tad softer. I currently run the Dunlop MX32 up front (soft) at circa 12-14 pounds and a Dunlop MX52 rear (medium) at 12 pounds The MX is a great winter tyre. I will go the MX 52 front for the summer and run about 2 pounds higher pressure.

Don't remember if I said I got down to 10.5 psi with the D756F and Motoz HD tube. Any less and it started to squirm in fast, hard turns, so I figured more at risk of a flat also.

Big fan of motoz tyres as they grip really well. The downside is life span is short. Particularly on hard surfaces where the outside knobs chunk off. The $spend to life expectancy pay off for Motoz is not there for me. If I were rich would probably use them however.

Finally mounted up a new front tire on the 165. Can't believe how long the Metz MC5 lasted and worked great all winter, until recently.
I wanted to get back to a 90/90, but instead of my fav Maxxis EN I got a Metz 6 Days Extreme. Really good looking tire, but it's 8.5 lbs compared to 7 lbs with the MC5. Also new Bridgestone standard tube weighs 1.5 lbs and made in Thailand, compared to previous 1.3 lbs made in Japan.

This is a strong tire, but still mounted pretty easily. It's an FIM tire, slight flex to the tall knobs, stiff 3 ply sidewall. I broke it in at 12 psi for a couple of hours around my place, including down to the river which is mostly rock with a few creek crossings. Works great even wet on off camber slabs! Looking forward to testing it on my fav loop in the forest soon.

Moved over to the Michelin Star Cross 5 Mediums. Just brilliant! Hook up on all surfaces really well and getting huge mileage. They are a lighter side wall tyre so I run extra heavy duty tubes and run at 14 PSI front and backon the 310's and the Beta 480. Well worth a look see folks

Can't believe I've only done 20 hours on the 165 in 3 1/2 months! Got rained out quite a bit and no racing. Work keeps getting in the way

Metzeler 6 Days 90/90 still working great. Absolutely no complaints. It's tough, no chunking, cuts, dings or flats. Good traction everywhere.