Release agent and chicken strips

[Sossige]

The recent threads have me thinking about my new tyres on my Hornet. I've been told to take it easy on them for the first 50-100 dry miles, as to wear them in and get rid of the slippery release agent on the rubber.

Presumably, I will only get rid of the release agent as far as I am leaning over at the moment - i.e. the first time I ever lean it right over (enough to get rid of the strips) then I will be encountering a slippery section of tyre with release agent still in the rubber?

Is this right or does the release agent dissolve/soak into the rubber of the tyre eventually?

Just curious, not that worried about my chicken/sensible strips, but would like to know what to expect as I get more confident on the tyres...

Cheers,

Soss

[randlemarcus]

The taking it easy isnt so much about getting rid of the release agent (though thats important) as curing the tyre via heatcycles. This forces a bunch of the RA out, and sets the rubber properly, so if you hit the edges at 200 miles, you'll have a lot less gunk on them than you had in the middle when you started.

[RemaL]

like RM said, once you have got them warm I found you don't need to worry too much about the last few mm of your tyres when you use them for the first time

well thats just me

[Carl-H]

I wouldn't be worried about the back slipping on the last few mm as it will still be on a used bit of tyre.

[Sossige]

Thanks guys - you don't have to think about car tyres this much! I went out on the BT16s tonight and had a fantastic ride - really enjoyable

[RemaL]

Sossige said:

! I went out on the BT16s tonight and had a fantastic ride - really enjoyable

they is good eh

[R1_NUR]

For the left side of the tyre solution is simple.

"Cloverleaf" Bromsgrove.