New tyre bed in period?

[bogie]

Ive been through 3 Metzeler marathons on the road in the last 3 years and each time its a bit slippy coming out of the bike shop junction, but by the time ive gone the long way home, in the dry, about 30 miles seems to do the trick

100 miles seems way excessive to me, I thought the tyre companies stopped using that slippy release compound stuff years ago ?

[podman]

I heard that rumour too but the chaps where I have my tyres fitted (Churchills in Pottersbury) have a handful of offs a year within a few metres of their shop from riders not being quite cautious enough pulling away from their premises.

They advise a period of 50miles, with no hard braking/accleration and building up the lean angle gradually, ive always done something similar throughout my riding "career".

[LoonR1]

podman said:

I heard that rumour too but the chaps where I have my tyres fitted (Churchills in Pottersbury) have a handful of offs a year within a few metres of their shop from riders not being quite cautious enough pulling away from their premises.

They advise a period of 50miles, with no hard braking/accleration and building up the lean angle gradually, ive always done something similar throughout my riding "career".

I accelerate amd brake hard in as trai get line to get some heat into it then go for it. This is especially the case on track where I expect to have it scrubbed to the edge within a lap.

[Mr OCD]

LoonR1 said:

I accelerate amd brake hard in as trai get line to get some heat into it then go for it. This is especially the case on track where I expect to have it scrubbed to the edge within a lap.

You hero!

[Mr OCD]

fergus said:

perhaps, but best wear body armour and make sure you've got a bus fare on you for when you're dumped on your 'arris or the bike breaks down

... And make sure you don't buy techspec grips or Michelin power 3 Tyres else you won't hear the last of it.

[moanthebairns]

Mr OCD said:

... And make sure you don't buy techspec grips or Michelin power 3 Tyres else you won't hear the last of it.

Loon, Yazza, sas Tom. How utterly pish were my tech spec grips.

They have seen them in the flesh.

[Mr OCD]

moanthebairns said:

Loon, Yazza, sas Tom. How utterly pish were my tech spec grips.

They have seen them in the flesh.

As I said ...

I'm using stomp grip now

[evo8]

Just get some sandpaper and rub it round the tyres then post up a picture saying that you have 'bed' them in and then explain to everyone that you are a riding god and no longer have any chicken strips

[LoonR1]

moanthebairns said:

Mr OCD said:

... And make sure you don't buy techspec grips or Michelin power 3 Tyres else you won't hear the last of it.

Loon, Yazza, sas Tom. How utterly pish were my tech spec grips.

They have seen them in the flesh.

They were truly ste and looked as grippy as Teflon soaked in oil overnight then placed on ice.

[bogie]

LoonR1 said:

podman said:

I heard that rumour too but the chaps where I have my tyres fitted (Churchills in Pottersbury) have a handful of offs a year within a few metres of their shop from riders not being quite cautious enough pulling away from their premises.

They advise a period of 50miles, with no hard braking/accleration and building up the lean angle gradually, ive always done something similar throughout my riding "career".

I accelerate amd brake hard in as trai get line to get some heat into it then go for it. This is especially the case on track where I expect to have it scrubbed to the edge within a lap.

yeah, same here, if its dry, I hope to have got all the way to the edge scrubbed in by the time I get home ...normal routine for bedding in new tyres, theres a couple of A road roundabouts on the trip home that help

its always slippy coming out of the bike shop, the first couple of junctions it might step out a bit on the throttle, after that seems fine...this is on road biased tyres, nothing fancy, just ME880s.

if its wet im a bit more wary on the roundabouts of course....

[SAS Tom]

moanthebairns said:

Loon, Yazza, sas Tom. How utterly pish were my tech spec grips.

They have seen them in the flesh.

It was truly terrible. The paint would be grippier even if OCD out his monkey jizz detailing polish on it.

[LoonR1]

bogie said:

yeah, same here, if its dry, I hope to have got all the way to the edge scrubbed in by the time I get home ...normal routine for bedding in new tyres, theres a couple of A road roundabouts on the trip home that help

its always slippy coming out of the bike shop, the first couple of junctions it might step out a bit on the throttle, after that seems fine...this is on road biased tyres, nothing fancy, just ME880s.

if its wet im a bit more wary on the roundabouts of course....

Nope. Only scrubbed to the edge on track. No need to get anywhere near that on the road

[Prof Prolapse]

Biker's Nemesis said:

He's even got a better shed than you.

No one has a better shed than me.

Just some have less water in them.

[moanthebairns]

Mr OCD said:

moanthebairns said:

Loon, Yazza, sas Tom. How utterly pish were my tech spec grips.

They have seen them in the flesh.

As I said ...

I'm using stomp grip now

There is a guy on 675.cc trying to sell a used set for £45.

I don't think I can even give mines away. Utter st.