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« Reply #210 on: February 22, 2018, 09:57:02 AM »
Michelin Road 5 now on sale. Anyone tried them?
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« Reply #211 on: July 26, 2018, 05:08:51 AM »
Michelin Power 3 looks to be replaced by Power RS. Anyone tried them?
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« Reply #212 on: July 26, 2018, 10:57:16 AM »
Quote from: koko64 on July 26, 2018, 05:08:51 AM
Michelin Power 3 looks to be replaced by Power RS. Anyone tried them?
Eric likes them. I haven't tried them yet.
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« Reply #213 on: July 26, 2018, 11:10:24 AM »
 waytogo cheers.
Michelin are doubling over the belt in the tyre wall/bead area for a siffer carcass there with a more compliant centre. Stiffer side wall with soft compound and more compliant centre with a harder compound if I read correctly. Interesting to see if the tyre pressures might come down a little like Dunlop.
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« Reply #214 on: August 05, 2018, 02:23:15 AM »
Fitted a Road 5 on the rear to go with the Power 3 up front. Hope to ride this week and see how the Road 5 goes. I'm assured by my tyre people that the Road 5 has both more all round grip and longevity than the Road 4. Next front will be a Power RS.
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« Reply #215 on: August 05, 2018, 11:47:37 AM »
I’ll be testing that RS front and Road 5 rear combo myself in the next few weeks.
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« Reply #216 on: August 05, 2018, 07:29:49 PM »
Let us know. waytogo
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« Reply #217 on: August 10, 2018, 08:52:26 PM »
Power 3 front, Road 5 rear combination feels good. The Road 5 rear has an agile profile which I felt immediately, but still maintains straight line stability. I'm guessing the compliant centre carcass helps there. Grip felt good like a sports tyre ten years ago.
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« Reply #218 on: August 11, 2018, 08:10:07 AM »
This seems to be a pretty long-lived thread with sporadic input .... anyway, I´ve used the Bridgestone S20 for a bout 3 years, swapping to the new S21´s this summer. I think they are great, dry, wet, road, track. They have also rated very well in various tests, most recently in Perf Bikes test. As far as I´m concerned, I´d recommend them to anyone short of pure track riders.   
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« Reply #219 on: August 11, 2018, 09:16:18 AM »
S21s are on my bike.  Love them!
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« Reply #220 on: August 11, 2018, 09:53:20 AM »
What kind of longevity you get with the Bridgies? A street sports tyre like a Q3 or Power3/RS?What pressures do you run? I haven't run Bridgies in ages.
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« Reply #221 on: August 11, 2018, 11:02:33 AM »
I really can't say too much about mileage since I have not recorded that, and since so much has been on track. There was still thread left on the S20's but I thought they started to feel a bit vague on track.
I run 1.9 / 2.1 r/f on track, and something like 2.3 / 2.1 on road (solo, 33 / 30 psi). The track pressures would work on road as well, but a bit more protects the rims, if nothing else. So far, anything up to 2.5 / 2.3 has worked fine (36 / 33 psi).
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« Reply #222 on: August 11, 2018, 11:28:36 AM »
Quote from: koko64 on August 11, 2018, 09:53:20 AM
What kind of longevity you get with the Bridgies? A street sports tyre like a Q3 or Power3/RS?What pressures do you run? I haven't run Bridgies in ages.

I run 34/36 because of our battlefield quality roads, but they are happy with 32/34 (street).  I expect maybe 6-7k miles out of the rear.

To me, turn in is as good as the Power3, seems more stable and the ride is a little better. 

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« Reply #223 on: August 11, 2018, 09:28:54 PM »
Thanks fellas.
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« Reply #224 on: August 12, 2018, 04:46:53 PM »
I liked the Dunlop Q3+ so much I replaced with same today.  Maybe its the suspension changes, but these tires wear very evenly for me right through to the end.  Especially the front stayed nice and rounded.  Didn't monitor miles, but they lasted longer than previous Pilot types I've typically used.  Neutral profile.  Warm up quickly.  I ride exclusively twisties.  Was tempted to try the Power RS and had them both in my hand, but decided not to mess with a good thing (yet).

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