My Avon AM26 RoadRiders arrived today and I'm just back for trying them out. Wow, what a diference! I went along a few of the roads where the stock tyres were very inclined to wander about on the uneven surface, and the bike just stayed rock steady. But the real difference is in the cornering - it leans so easily into the curves now. I didn't realise I was having to haul it around so much before - now it just knows and does it on its own pretty much.
And I swear - no, listen - it goes better! It can't be - can it. ...? Nah..... can it....?
Getting the wheels on and off was way easier than I expected - quick and simple. Luckily my new set of spanners arrived today too - no more struggling with my old assortment of whitworth and a.f. and who knows what obsolete adjustables!
Cheapest quote I could get to supply and change the tyres was £160. Ridiculous. I bought them online for £116 delivered and slipped the bloke at the local tyre place a tenner to change them. Job well done.
I'm very glad to see the back of the old skidmasters. Why on earth do R.E. put these horrible dangerous tyres on the G5 yet they put the Road Riders on the C5? Why?
So what pressures do you folks put in your Road Riders? I've currently got 32 in the rear and 28 in the front and this seems good so far.