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dual sport tires for a road bike?
My front tire fits 110/80-17 and the rear is 130/70-18.
Id like a tire thats like 80% road, 20% dirt but I cant find anything to fit my bike. Am i reading the tire sizes wrong or am I just out of luck? Thanks. |
Most dual sports tyres are 19" or 21" fronts. 17" seems a little small. What bike is it for?
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Dirty tyres
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The Sirac is actually meant to be a rear but works well as a front - fit it in the reverse direction to the directional arrow. Or not - have had it fitted both ways and not noticed any difference..... I run both tubeless and have Slime in them to cope with any punctures. Tyres work OK on dirt, really well on tarmac wet or dry - scrape the pegs all the time, very confidence inspiring. Also give very high mileage - the perfect tyre, eh? I know another fella running IRC 410s18 front & Conti TKC 80's rear with good results - up to you. :oops2: - just re-read your post & saw you have 17 front and 18 rear rather than 18 front & 17 rear..... My info is probably of no use to you then :blushing: |
Have a look at the Avon Distanzia's.I run them on my XL600LM(130/90-17 rear,90/90-21 front) and i know they do them in 18* aswell for your rear.Don't look very off-roadable but you'd be very surprised where they'll go! Only a bottomless Welsh bog has managed to completely stop me yet.
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Ive seen 17" wheels but does how closely does the aspect ratio and tire width have to match? something like this Avon 17" 120/70-17 Front Tubeless Blackwall Radial Tire H Thats about as close as I can find. Psil |
I wouldn't worry too much about the aspect ratio , the width will probably be the limiting factor for fitting it on your bike .
Different brands of tyre , although ostensibly the same size ,when compared side by side will show a considerable difference in ACTUAL size . So you'll have to try out a close match and see if it will fit under the fender/between the fork legs/within the swingarm . I'm running some dual sport tyres on a classic road bike and they are not only a lot cheaper than pattern originals they also work great . |
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