mrgtx
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It goes without saying that the lifespan of the stickiest of the street legal tires is going to be very short compared to a "normal" tire...but it also seems to be true that some age better than others.
What DOT legal sticky tires have you driven for more than a few heat cycles? How did they hold up?
Tread wear aside, do some tires have compounds that are more stable over the miles than others? Even the stock BBP/Track Pack Pirelli PZeros seemed to have lost some of their stickiness by the end of their life.
One tire that I have heard very mixed information on is the BFG Rival. It's really hard to know how these will work out. The internet is contaminated with feedback from a BFG hosted press event where media was invited in to try out the new tires and compare them to comparable 200ish treadwear tires...the universal opinion was that they were stickier and held up to flogging better than the rest...but I also recall reading that they harden up after a relativel short number of cycles/miles and lose their performance edge.
As always, I am extremely grateful for the insight you guys have to share...I'm soaking up as much info as I can!
What DOT legal sticky tires have you driven for more than a few heat cycles? How did they hold up?
Tread wear aside, do some tires have compounds that are more stable over the miles than others? Even the stock BBP/Track Pack Pirelli PZeros seemed to have lost some of their stickiness by the end of their life.
One tire that I have heard very mixed information on is the BFG Rival. It's really hard to know how these will work out. The internet is contaminated with feedback from a BFG hosted press event where media was invited in to try out the new tires and compare them to comparable 200ish treadwear tires...the universal opinion was that they were stickier and held up to flogging better than the rest...but I also recall reading that they harden up after a relativel short number of cycles/miles and lose their performance edge.
As always, I am extremely grateful for the insight you guys have to share...I'm soaking up as much info as I can!