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Needing to get new tires, wanting to go with white walls. Curious what to maybe go for or what to stay away from.
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Not sure about what to stay away from, but I currently have Bridgestone Exedra Max tires on my ACE Tourer and love them. ZERO complaints. However, I do want to put white walls on next time I have to replace them, and Bridgestone doesn't make white walls in that size. So after a lot of research, I am going to go with Shinko's. Lots of great reviews, and a great price to boot!
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Michelin Commander ll's are great for spoked wheels.
Avon tell me that it is OK to use Avon Venom's on spoked wheels, I haven't used them myself on spoked wheels but they are great on cast wheels.
John.
Avon tell me that it is OK to use Avon Venom's on spoked wheels, I haven't used them myself on spoked wheels but they are great on cast wheels.
John.
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Sorry, noob question, how does spoked vs cast make a difference?
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just another way of saying Tube (spoked wheels) vs Tubeless (non-spoke wheels) Tires.
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Ah so if they're spoked they're most likely or are certainly tubed tires?
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Spoked = Tubed Tires
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Good to know, thanks.
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So I'm guessing it'd have more to do with where the spokes come through the rim then.
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in the example in the pic, I'd say yes. Our shadow's spoke rims can be sealed to run tubeless.
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Sometimes, Yamaha don't even come through the rims,
Ducati brings the spokes through the center, but seals them real good.
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Spoked rims are not air tight. They need the tube in order to hold air.
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that's right.
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no tire expert here but if you look at the Metzeler Rear ME880 Marathon 160/80S-15 Blackwall Tire - 1733200 listed on Dennis Kirk, Superstore, Ebay
they are listed as "Tube Type" tires in the Specs.
http://www.denniskirk.com/543702.sku?utm_source=pricegrabber&utm_medium=cse
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Metzeler-17...Parts_Accessories&hash=item35e3cebcd5&vxp=mtr
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Gonna ask a stupid question here, to perhaps avoid a stupid mistake somewhere up the road..
My Aero is sporting Metzeler rubber that are rated for tubes... You don't think tires that are rated specifically for tubes have an interior wall finish that helps prevent abrasion, or some other magic that protects the tube?
I Don't know.. :neutral: ..The thought crossed my mind, so asking..
As some tires don't seem to have that specification, it's just a little weird that some specifically do.
No. The effort would make the tires prohibitively expensive. If there is any difference at all, tubeless (With 2 "e"s REQUIRED because they aren't tubs.) tires will have a more pronounced & robust bead than tires built specifically for spoke rims.
If looks are more important than handling, Dunlop K177 & K555 still came in whitewall last I checked. They aren't great tires but they were stock on my bike and should last 12,000 miles.
I tell everyone who asks (and many who don't) to stay away from Dunlop D404s. Cheap, meaning junk, rather than inexpensive. 25% of the ones I've owned failed catastrophically.
A friend has a Metzeler WW on the rear of his 1100 ACE. Says he went with a Dunlop on the front because Metzeler doesn't sell a whitewall that fits. I haven't checked on that because I hate the way WWs look on my bike. (Wouldn't be a problem if I'd do the work to keep them white. But I won't.)
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