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Riejufixing
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PostPosted: 23:25 - 03 Nov 2018    Post subject: A winter tyre question. Reply with quote
Resulting from the "Do winter tyres exist? Any technivs to regain control?" thread https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=4592008#4592008, a question:

Is it reasonable to fit a winter tyre to the front only?

Why, either way?
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bacon
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PostPosted: 23:53 - 03 Nov 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like my tyres to match front and rear personally, irrespective of what type of tyre I may choose to run.

Though as it happens, I only ever shod my bikes with ST rubber, we live in the UK afterall.
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PostPosted: 08:22 - 04 Nov 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't mix radically different tyres front and rear, it's not particularly safe. Whilst a front letting go likely a spill, rear sliding and suddenly biting makes for a very violent off.

The last few generations of sport touring rubber have been very good, and are effective in cold and wet conditions. Don't ride when it's icy, it doesn't go well.
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PostPosted: 11:09 - 04 Nov 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
talkToTheHat wrote:
Don't mix radically different tyres front and rear, it's not particularly safe. Whilst a front letting go likely a spill, rear sliding and suddenly biting makes for a very violent off.

I haven't found different compounds of tyre make a big difference to that - because the front and rear tyres can behave so differently on a bike, you're more likely to have different things happen regardless of, not because of the compound in my experience.

Mixing different tyre profiles can make the bike handle a bit weirdly.

But so does having old squared off or otherwise oddly worn tyres.

I've often had a sticky tyre on the front and less so on the back.

Sometimes the other way around (because I've put a worn trackday tyre on the back to use it up, which may not last too long.)
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PostPosted: 12:12 - 04 Nov 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think it was more important years ago when tyres weren't as good generally as they are now. Then, the advice was don't put a stickier tyre on the back, as you might find that warmed up quickly, think you're good to go, and lose the front because that hadn't yet warmed up. A lot of modern tyres are pretty sticky almost from cold, comparatively speaking at least.

But I also think we have to be talking about when pushing tyres hard. Most road riders aren't going to be doing this, especially in winter, so it doesn't become a problem. I'm with G about tyres with non-matched profiles or worn tyres being more likely to give noticeably strange behaviour.

But I'm also with talkToTheHat - don't ride when it's icy!
I've never considered "winter" tyres. Didn't even know such a thing existed for motorcycles.
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PostPosted: 12:45 - 04 Nov 2018    Post subject: Reply with quote
talkToTheHat wrote:
Don't mix radically different tyres front and rear, it's not particularly safe. Whilst a front letting go likely a spill, rear sliding and suddenly biting makes for a very violent off.


Well my mismatched tyres on my CB250 work okay in winter, BT45 on the front, Metzeler on the rear, NO problem.
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