Wearing in a new tyre...

[haGGard]

Im getting a new rear tyre fitted on my Speedfight tomorow...

I as just wondering how long do i have do wear them in for. Am i not supposed to go above a certain speed?

Ps, will a burnout run them in quicker?

Cheers

[Yeti]

i dunno about wearing it in but a burnout will give you a nice flat spot right in the middle of the tyre!

Not too good for cornering!!!!!!!!!
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[ash t]

Just ride as you normally would, being cautious for a week til they are scrubbed in (lost their shine) you cant go wrong
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[binge]

Wearing in a tyre???!!!???

Not somthing ive ever done/heard of...

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[MarJay]

[Rob]

[binge]

I can rag mine

And nope, Ive never taken it easy on a new tyre

I kno for future tho!

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[haGGard]

Apparently they are much more slippery when new...

[Jrod]

Well you don't have enough power to have to worry.
Its always recommended that you take it easy for 100 miles, 50 and its done IMO.

[JonB]

Ped's do need to rub in tyres if they are anything like mine, It felt liek I was on ice when I first had my new ones fitted, took them about 50-60 miles to get scrubbed in.
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[binge]

Well my tyres are like super sticky tyres. Only ever sliped out once

Well its not really a because I binned it so its more of a
If I hadnt of binned it then it would of been a but becasuse I binned it then its more of a
but sliping out is a cos its not exactly a good thing to slip out unles you are doing somthing like a rolling burn out then its a unless you bin it, then its more like a



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[gsxrboy]

Scrubbing in a new tyre is quite important.
When a tyre is made it is coated in silicone to get it out of the mold easily, silicone is a lubricant, this needs to be removed.
There are many ways to get it off but frankly just ride it and be careful, keep an eye on it until it has all been rubbed off. Do about 20 miles easy riding and then start leaning it a bit and by 50 miles you should be pretty cranked over. new roads are really good for scrubbing in!
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[binge]

Im lucky if my tyres last me 50 miles

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[Gazdaman]

It's quite often said you should take it easy for 100miles.

While my Mettzler ME22 was new on the front it made me shit it for ages. I took it easy, and now I'm trying to best to throw my bike down the road on roundabouts.

Personally I'd say it's more important to go easy on a new rear tire, because my rear tire is slightly dodgy and it really messes with everything, but then I suppose I've never experienced a knackered front tire...

Gaz

[Fire_Eyes]

Hey, last week I fitted in a new rear tire. I heard that after doing around a 100on the millage you could start riding normally. If it's a new tire then you might feel the bike handling differently, so take things easy and get more used to the way the bike feels. I just took things easy, don't go too fast on the bends and things should be ok.

There was a thread about this I think a few weeks ago, someone said that a burn out could wear it in faster. However, I remember something about doing circles not only standing or rolling burnouts. Congratulations on the new tire and best of luck .
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[strag]

A burnout won't help, as yeti said all it will do is give you a flat spot. Anyway, where is a tyre most likely to lose grip? Not when you are going in a straight line, scrub the edges in properly or you might find yourelf slip sliding away
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[Scooby]

Depends what make of tyre it is. I know it's a different thing entirely (or entyrely as the case may be!) but Bridgestone recommend 100 miles 'scrubbing in' on their 'big bike' tyres, for example 010's, 020's, 45's, 90's, etc. I would guess that it's roughly the same for a ped tyre, basing it on the fact that there's not that much power going through the back wheel, however it is turning more times over the same distance as a 17" bike tyre.

Meh. 80-100 miles and you'll be sound.
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[haGGard]

I've had the tyre fitted now. I went to Waltling Tyres in Dartford, they charged £55

The tyre is a Pirelli and the guy said it only needs 30 miles on it to be scrubbed in.

[Korn]

There's no universal distance for scrubbing in tyres, it depends entirely on how you ride. On a road bike after 10 miles or so of normal riding you'll end up with a fairy clean mid section and chicken strips on the edges, from then on it's just a case of taking a little bit off every time you lean the bike over any significant amount. But obviously if the edges of your tyres never touch the road, the chicken strips aren't going anywhere - hence people have tyres with bald middles but pristine unscrubbed edges.

I remember scrubbing in a brand new set of tyres on the R1 last year in under one lap of Snetterton. It really depends on how much of a hurry you're in...
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[mr.z]

[proximity]

When i changed my rear tyre on my old NRG, i didnt think to wear it in and i did a right turn at the lights and the back end just slid out. Crapped myself but i managed to keep it under control. I always wear off the shine now.
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[haGGard]

Hmm, well on the way home i didn't actually ride any different from how i normally ride, and nothing bad happened...