CPD2569

Thanks, I'm okay with my tires lasting 5k. I think I'm gonna go with the Q2's.

Karbon

any multi compound sport touring rubber is more than plenty of grip for 90% of riders out there.

nath981

the 180x55 Q2 is nice and wide, the same width as a BTO-16 190x50. The problem for me is the weight which is 14.8lbs, vs the Power Pure which is supposed to be 12.8lbs. I'll put some specs up when I get them within the next week.

Syclone

I'm gonna call BS on this one, there is always something unexpected that can happen.

I enjoy the heck out of my Pilot Power 2CT's, but I'm not expecting them to last long.

autoteach

With how much they patrol the road, and how much you should value your life, I would say that you dont really need frame sliders. BUT, we were down there and one of my buddies pulled over to the side of the road. Due to conditions unknown, when he went to merge back on he rolled the tire over a stick of sorts, sliding the tire to the right, and dropping it right on the slider. Slider broke, plastic didn't.

I have the dunlop road smarts, and they are really nice. You can lean the bike over all the way. In fact, I haven't had a tire that couldn't do that, I just don't. You will always find 3/4" of strips on my rear tire, and I am okay with that.

nath981

yeah and I went down in my driveway when i ran over a pressurized garden hose lying in my driveway. Hit it at just the perfect angle i guess. Now that'l **** ya off huh! Anytime you're riding something you have to balance, the probabilities of a tipping are greatly increased. Sooooo I'm gettin frame sliders for my bicycle too(had the right pedal down in a right turn in a parking lot of all places, leaned over just enough to throw me down like a bouncer tossing a drunk onto the cement, I mean I went down hard hard hard, like a dumb-*** should).

Now there's a couple of circus episodes fer ya, and, yes, there are more i'm sorry to report, so it's you're call on the frame sliders.

RWhisen

Yes there is always the unexpected and frame sliders are cheap insurance. I have them, but I run crappy tires! (Stock) I will be changing those out but will keep the sliders in spite of how annoying they are when I hit my knee on them.

nath981

I assume you have T-Rex in which case you can grind the underside off so they can be rotated forward as far as possible to make them less intrusive. And periodically I find myself pushing on them during turn in and it is not a negative as was the original position.

as far as the crappy orig tires, do yourself a favor and give them to someone you don't like.