Johnno wrote:Barry, how are you finding the OEM Michelins? I have heard different reports, the front is okay the back is crap.
If the Zombies were on the horizon and someone said you can fit any tyre in the world, it's be Michelin S12's.
I am keen to try Golden tyres though, a chap here in town sells them
they seem fine to me johnno. i've never paid much attention to tires really. about the only time i've really thought a tire stood out was messing around with the goldentyre GT230 and GT216X on the rear, lots of grip with those but fairly expensive here in australia...
i've posted this pic of chris birch on one of our two "impossible" hill climbs... impossible for us! we've all been trying to conquer these steep climbs for ages and barely got halfway at best.
i started experimenting with different body positioning then realized i was getting further if i moved forward on the bike just before it got seriously steep. and suddenly was doing way better!
i took this snapshot of birchy in full flight on the same climb and realized this is the correct position for the steep parts. our new attempts to make it to the top in the vid below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vOIDGBPDIOy4
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