JWolffie, great video! :bow: Watching that explains a lot of what I feel riding on this tire. I now have about 700 miles on mine so far (1 week of riding). Here are some of my thoughts, for whatever they are worth.
@34 psi, I noticed the ride very soft. Eerie, almost as I ran cement radials or runflats. Now, the problem with soft tires, they give in a hard turn. So much so, that I was caught off guard when the pegs scraped. Both sides. They scrape before I thought they should have, or would not have scraped. As I rode it, the tire pressure was building up and by the time it was at 40 psi, it was feeling pretty good. I have a TPMS and I can easily watch the pressure changes.
One thing I didn't like about this pressure tho, is running a series of twisties that have you tossing the bike back and forth. It felt like the tire was squatting from each direction change and causing a slight lag.
I also can tell that it is a low resistance rolling tire. You'd be amazed how much difference there is when rolling it on level smooth road.
Now, running it at 34 psi and waiting for the tire pressure to build up enough to keep me from dragging isn't my cup of tea. I decided to pump the pressure up to 40 psi. Big difference in the corners. The tire pressure will change up to about 44 psi and it handles real good right there. :thumbup:
You have to wonder tho, is that extra pressure going to kill any chances of mileage? At 600 miles, Travelin' measured the tread depth with his super duper tread gauge. 9/32" in the center grooves and 7/32" in the outer grooves. At that current rate, that means I'll get about 4800 miles (600 x 8/32" of usable tread) out of it. Less, if the edges give out first.
So far, I give it two thumbs up for handling and the fun factor. Now, we will see the mileage factor. Better than a Falken? I would have to say yes to that also.
