Is 'scrubbing in' new tyres still a thing?

[moto_traxport]

boxedin said:

hmm... so I could sit outside Watling Tyres with a cordless sander, offering to 'scrub' in at a tenner a tyre.

Tsk, where's the fun in that though ;-)

There's always someone who's good for binning it in the summer turning right onto the main road. Normally this is predicted by the staff :-)

Place I worked at was in a trading estate and I could put the punter’s bike either directly facing the exit or at awkward 90 degrees to it depending on whether there was any space (and also poss influenced by loud mouth faaaast owner / gixxer boy / anodised st on bike / chicken wire in the vents / high level or stubby exhaust / etc etc).

We had at least three or four every year bin it in the car park and ‘No!!! Don’t need any help picking it up!’

[twizellb]

Jazoli said:

Not upset, just amazed at some of the crap people post, BN broke his hip highsiding off his drive, Mr OCD also crashed on his drive, because they were setting off on cold tyres and were a bit clumsy with the throttle, so going by your logic I guess you'd better use tyre warmers before every ride, or just take a bit of care.

fking sandpaper...................

I did the same last spring at the top of my street pulling out on to the main street Dave.
Bridgestone R10s that had been stood all winter, just spun up on a whiff of throttle.
Just fitted some more road based Michelins last week.
Sandpaper

[Biker's Nemesis]

twizellb said:

Jazoli said:

Not upset, just amazed at some of the crap people post, BN broke his hip highsiding off his drive, Mr OCD also crashed on his drive, because they were setting off on cold tyres and were a bit clumsy with the throttle, so going by your logic I guess you'd better use tyre warmers before every ride, or just take a bit of care.

fking sandpaper...................

I did the same last spring at the top of my street pulling out on to the main street Dave.
Bridgestone R10s that had been stood all winter, just spun up on a whiff of throttle.
Just fitted some more road based Michelins last week.
Sandpaper

I highsided on cold ex Michelin track tyres

I was also on the road not my drive.

[fergus]

Jazoli said:

I'd love you to stand outside FWR or any other ride in/ride out tyre place and hand out sandpaper to people, you'd be laughed off the face of the earth.

I'm sure Bob would "scrub in" your tyres for a fee....

[Ho Lee Kau]

moto_traxport said:

boxedin said:

hmm... so I could sit outside Watling Tyres with a cordless sander, offering to 'scrub' in at a tenner a tyre.

Tsk, where's the fun in that though ;-)

There's always someone who's good for binning it in the summer turning right onto the main road. Normally this is predicted by the staff :-)

Place I worked at was in a trading estate and I could put the punter’s bike either directly facing the exit or at awkward 90 degrees to it depending on whether there was any space (and also poss influenced by loud mouth faaaast owner / gixxer boy / anodised st on bike / chicken wire in the vents / high level or stubby exhaust / etc etc).

We had at least three or four every year bin it in the car park and ‘No!!! Don’t need any help picking it up!’

Why this unbridled hate of Gixxer-riders and high level exhausts?
You'd covertly put oil on my tyres just to see me fall, wouldn't you?

[SAS Tom]

I’ve genuinely seen someone sand his tyres with brake cleaner outside my local tyre place. Everyone including the staff took the piss but he thought it was absolutely convinced that without doing this he would die.

[EazyDuz]

SAS Tom said:

I’ve genuinely seen someone sand his tyres with brake cleaner outside my local tyre place. Everyone including the staff took the piss but he thought it was absolutely convinced that without doing this he would die.

I bet the bike owner himself was laughing at the thought of being a tyre jockey on £95 a week apprenticeship wage working 40 hours a week with a boss who pronounces 'month', like 'mum-ff'

[Jazoli]

twizellb said:

I did the same last spring at the top of my street pulling out on to the main street Dave.
Bridgestone R10s that had been stood all winter, just spun up on a whiff of throttle.
Just fitted some more road based Michelins last week.
Sandpaper

Oops, unlucky William, I thought you had more skills than John

[anonymous-user]

I bought a new Multistrada two years ago , first new bike I have ever bought. The dealer said to me be ultra careful on the new tyres for 30 miles or so . I came out of the dealer onto a b road and the bike was awful , unrideable. I went two miles and turned around and took it back . He took the bike out and said its all good its the tyres . I rode home and after about 30 miles later all was good .
It was literally like riding on ice for 6 or so miles and then got a bit better gradually. They were Pirelli standard fit tyres.

I have Michelins now .

[EazyDuz]

cliffords said:

I bought a new Multistrada two years ago , first new bike I have ever bought. The dealer said to me be ultra careful on the new tyres for 30 miles or so . I came out of the dealer onto a b road and the bike was awful , unrideable. I went two miles and turned around and took it back . He took the bike out and said its all good its the tyres . I rode home and after about 30 miles later all was good .
It was literally like riding on ice for 6 or so miles and then got a bit better gradually. They were Pirelli standard fit tyres.

I have Michelins now .

Pirelli should sell all tyres with some free 800 grit wet and dry.

[bogie]

i remembering seeing someone demonstrate the "best " way on youtube

You need to get the bike up on a stand, start the engine and get it ticking over in gear with the rear wheel turning. Take a concrete breeze block in your hand and press it onto the back tyre with as much force as you can muster (imagine the bike usually has its own weight and your body weight doing this) then work your way around the tyre all the way to edge. Dont leave any chicken strips for your mates to rib you about.

5 mins of the breeze block treatment and you are good to go.

obviously for front tyres you need someone to spin the wheel for you and it takes longer

It works - seen it on youtube

[Jazoli]

You'd think there'd be a readily available abrasive surface similar to a breeze block in texture that you could use the combined weight of the bike and rider and the g forces produced whilst riding the bike to scrub tyres in with, I can't find anything suitable in the house but haven't looked outdoors yet.......

[Pravus1]

Jazoli said:

You'd think there'd be a readily available abrasive surface similar to a breeze block in texture that you could use the combined weight of the bike and rider and the g forces produced whilst riding the bike to scrub tyres in with, I can't find anything suitable in the house but haven't looked outdoors yet.......

I cant quite believe there is actual discussion of using sandpaper. Just progressively increase lean for the first 100 miles or so to be super safe and all is well.

[fergus]

Jazoli said:

You'd think there'd be a readily available abrasive surface similar to a breeze block in texture that you could use the combined weight of the bike and rider and the g forces produced whilst riding the bike to scrub tyres in with, I can't find anything suitable in the house but haven't looked outdoors yet.......

ah.... you're thinking of how you manage to get the bike on top of a belt sander? I hear you. I use a nail file myself.

[moanthebairns]

Biker's Nemesis said:

I highsided on cold ex Michelin track tyres

I was also on the road not my drive.

I was thinking of using up my scrubs on my road bikes.....

[JamesD74]

Jazoli said:

You'd think there'd be a readily available abrasive surface similar to a breeze block in texture that you could use the combined weight of the bike and rider and the g forces produced whilst riding the bike to scrub tyres in with, I can't find anything suitable in the house but haven't looked outdoors yet.......

[Biker's Nemesis]

moanthebairns said:

I was thinking of using up my scrubs on my road bikes.....

I still use them, I'm just a bit older and more careful now.

[308mate]

Jazoli said:

It would appear that the quiet haven that was BB is becoming more and more like the open forums on PH, sandpaper?????????????? get a grip you plank, I'd recommend that anyone considering using sandpaper to 'scrub' tyres should really step away from the bike and hand the keys in to a dealer, if you are not capable of moderating lean and throttle position for a few miles you should not be riding a fking bike, I have never heard anything so pathetic as fking sandpapering your new tyres, I'd love you to stand outside FWR or any other ride in/ride out tyre place and hand out sandpaper to people, you'd be laughed off the face of the earth.

Edited by Jazoli on Wednesday 24th April 09:12

There's life left in the place yet.

[bogie]

Maybe tyre fitting places could have some tyre warmers to use on freshly fitted tyres ? ...maybe would that help if they sent you on your way with them warmed up, like on the track ?

could be an additional service for a fiver per tyre maybe ?

[SAS Tom]

I think anyone that sees this as such a major issue should probably reconsider if biking is for them.