Tyres - advice please

[S6 ROR]

Hi, currently I have the original Eagle F1's directional tyre fitted on the front of the Sag, and Goodyear F1's asymmetric 2's on the rear.
I am looking to replace the fronts with new asymmetriic 2's, so that I have the same fitted all round, although the original directional ones still have tread on them, they must be well past their best, as are quite old.
Looking on the Tyre Leader site, they are showing a price of £136.29 each for asymmetries 2's, which is good? But they also have the same tyres same sizes etc at £155.89, and some at higher prices than this.
Am I missing something obvious here? Or are the ones at £136 ok.
Would be interested to know what the differences are between the others listed.
Any advice much appreciated

[Laser Sag]

Hi Nigel

You will often find that the likes of tyreleader etc will have old stock tyres which have been around for a few years so worth checking the date codes with them.
Also seem to remember that they revised the asymetric a while back so there may be a mark1 and a mark2 version.

[S6 ROR]

Cheers Kev, I see that Camskill now have them at £127.35 per tyre, so even better. I'm sure that they were more than this earlier in the year.

[MatrixXXx]

Laser Sag said:

Hi Nigel

You will often find that the likes of tyreleader etc will have old stock tyres which have been around for a few years so worth checking the date codes with them.
Also seem to remember that they revised the asymetric a while back so there may be a mark1 and a mark2 version.

Can confirm this just got some from Tyreleader and they were 1.5 years old and not stored properly , both have flat spots which cannot be fixed, no guarantee , and they don't want to know about it. £400.00 wasted.

[Basil Brush]

There are also German and Chinese made versions, with some people reporting handling issues with the Chinese ones.

[shorts!]

MatrixXXx said:

Laser Sag said:

Hi Nigel

You will often find that the likes of tyreleader etc will have old stock tyres which have been around for a few years so worth checking the date codes with them.
Also seem to remember that they revised the asymetric a while back so there may be a mark1 and a mark2 version.

Can confirm this just got some from Tyreleader and they were 1.5 years old and not stored properly , both have flat spots which cannot be fixed, no guarantee , and they don't want to know about it. £400.00 wasted.

I'm not close to them geographically, but I always use Micheldever tyres. They are professional, busy and relatively inexpensive though perhaps not the very cheapest. They do however have a good reputation and a high turnover so unlikely to have 18 month old tyres. Rather than trying to save a tenner per corner I'd buy tyres from someone/somewhere I trust.