Are There Any Bad Tyres These Days?

[DJP]

I've long been a Michelin fan boy but my current bike came with Bridgestone 023s. Initially I was a bit “Meh” but I wasn't about to junk a nearly new set of tyres. In the end they did two winters without a single "moment" and lasted 9,000 miles (they weren't worn out then but they'd started to square off). The 023s are an old design but still a decent tyre.

Now I'm old enough to remember some truly dreadful bike tyres but it did make me wonder whether there are an truly bad ones left.

[DJP]

I'd forgotten about Dunlops - I've had them as OE on a couple of new bikes and I second the comments about the slow steering. They always felt under-inflated to me, even when they weren't.