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shottie
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PostPosted: 17:55 - 29 May 2005    Post subject: question about tires on offroad bike Reply with quote

hi,
i'm buying a new bike ( 50 cc ) and i was wondering about something.
i wanted a supermotard first, but then saw that the prices were rather high. so i tought to myself, why not buy an offroad bike ( looks about the same ) since they have a lower price.
but i now i wonder : do any of you have a clear idea if offroad bikes with offroad tires ride well on a regular road.

is it at all dangerous ? any other unplesant side-effects ?

tnx in advance
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PostPosted: 17:57 - 29 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

if its got nobbily tires just be carefull int he wet. they dont tend to grip to well on the road. is i was you i would get some road tires for it. plus i think they look better Thumbs Up
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shottie
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PostPosted: 18:03 - 29 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

gsxrpeak wrote:
if its got nobbily tires just be carefull int he wet. they dont tend to grip to well on the road. is i was you i would get some road tires for it. plus i think they look better Thumbs Up


you are prolly right,
is it possible to get road tires for an offroad bike ?
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mchaggis
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PostPosted: 18:13 - 29 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

shottie wrote:
you are prolly right,
is it possible to get road tires for an offroad bike ?


Difficult, but should be possible to get some sort of a hybrid. There are precious few road bikes with 19-21 inch wheels.
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PostPosted: 18:31 - 29 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can usually find some sort of 'enduro' tyres which have wider, flatter, shallower knobs on them. These are much better on the road and leave you the option of doing some light greenlaning if you wanted to.
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shottie
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PostPosted: 20:12 - 29 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

stinkwheel wrote:
You can usually find some sort of 'enduro' tyres which have wider, flatter, shallower knobs on them. These are much better on the road and leave you the option of doing some light greenlaning if you wanted to.


thanks for the tips on the enduro tires , should work great Smile
tnx m8s
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