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14-10-2006, 03:07pm
Update : 1000km
You wouldn't expect any change in ride impression after 1000km, so you won't be surprised that they still do everything magnificently. Still have not seen any wet roads though - maybe after the drought ends ????
One thing I've noticed is how stable they are on transition between road surfaces. There are a couple of recent roadworks up my way where they've inserted slabs of brand new, smooth as silk tarmac on places where the potholes had been forming. End effect is you start to crank over on the old stuff, transition to the new stuff and power out of the corner on a combo of both. Nothing. Stable, grippy... almost boring. Thats the kind of boring I like.
Went on the club ride to Kiama, but because I left so late I did the sprint down the expressway for 2 hours to catch everyone up for lunch. Then we did a cracker of a run from Kiama to Robertson on the Illawarra Hwy through Macquarie Pass. Everything from wide triple digit sweepers with billiard ball smooth surface to thin, lumpy, tar over gravel, 260 degree switchbacks (with fresh diesel spill on the odd apex just to make sure you're paying attention!). Hard braking, hard cornering, very spirited corner exits. The tyres were magic ! No squirm, no distortion just grip on and hang on. I was never in danger of reaching anything like the limits of these tyres.
Considering 70% of my riding is on flat boring stuff on the way to somewhere with corners they've not developed any central flattening. Theres the merest hint of feathering on the rims of the tread cuts on both shoulders. For 1000km of use, I'm impressed with the wear thus far. I'll keep you posted. The older I get, the better I was. Regards.... Rob<i></i>
You wouldn't expect any change in ride impression after 1000km, so you won't be surprised that they still do everything magnificently. Still have not seen any wet roads though - maybe after the drought ends ????
One thing I've noticed is how stable they are on transition between road surfaces. There are a couple of recent roadworks up my way where they've inserted slabs of brand new, smooth as silk tarmac on places where the potholes had been forming. End effect is you start to crank over on the old stuff, transition to the new stuff and power out of the corner on a combo of both. Nothing. Stable, grippy... almost boring. Thats the kind of boring I like.
Went on the club ride to Kiama, but because I left so late I did the sprint down the expressway for 2 hours to catch everyone up for lunch. Then we did a cracker of a run from Kiama to Robertson on the Illawarra Hwy through Macquarie Pass. Everything from wide triple digit sweepers with billiard ball smooth surface to thin, lumpy, tar over gravel, 260 degree switchbacks (with fresh diesel spill on the odd apex just to make sure you're paying attention!). Hard braking, hard cornering, very spirited corner exits. The tyres were magic ! No squirm, no distortion just grip on and hang on. I was never in danger of reaching anything like the limits of these tyres.
Considering 70% of my riding is on flat boring stuff on the way to somewhere with corners they've not developed any central flattening. Theres the merest hint of feathering on the rims of the tread cuts on both shoulders. For 1000km of use, I'm impressed with the wear thus far. I'll keep you posted. The older I get, the better I was. Regards.... Rob<i></i>