TYRE MAKE / MODEL: Continental TKC80
DATE FITTED: july 2009
DATE REPLACED: november 2009
TOTAL DURATION (in months hopefully): 4 months
FRONT / REAR / BOTH / PRICE PAID (with or w/out fitting charge): €200,- w. fitting
BOUGHT FROM:
www.mamola.nl
TYPICAL RIDING (TOWN/MOTORWAY/COMMUTING/OFF ROAD): commuting on motorway and B-road, <5% off-road
MILEAGE WHEN TYRE FITTED:18.000 km
FINAL MILEAGE AFTER TYRES ARE WORN: rear 24.000 km, front (predicted) 30.000km
TOTAL MILEAGE OBTAINED: rear 6000km, front (predicted) 12.000km
FINAL COMMENTS ON TYRES PERFORMANCE: makes the bike tip over when cornering, (too?) light steering, good cornering grip, good grip on dry tarmac, sufficient grip on wet tarmac, front wheel starts to wander at >130kph but not frightening, good traction on dry firm or loose sandy roads and gravel roads, not much in mud,