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Re: [ST] Battlax BT020 and the rain



Either the tire is defective in some way shape or
form, it's mounted backwards, or you were riding in
the rain with a tire that hadn't yet been fully broken
in....

I've never heard about the BT020 having trouble in the
rain, in fact the opposite, along with the new Avons. 
Unfortunately I spent 9 days in the rain for vacation,
sometimes monsoons in West Virginia where cars pulled
off the road where I just kept riding on the Highway
in speeds of 70MPH with no trouble.

Good luck,

Bryce
- --- He Fei-Bao <feibao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I ran over some glass awhile ago (don't ask) and
> needed to replace my
> tires in a hurry (I was running Dunlops at the
> time).  The local guy
> had 020's in stock so that's what I grabbed to get
> riding again.
> 
> So far on the dry pavement I've had no problems in
> turns of any kind,
> but last time it rained there was quite a bit of
> wiggling in both the
> front/rear when taking even shallow corners like the
> on/off ramps on
> my daily commute.  It was quite startling to say the
> least.
> 
> I'm given to understand (post purchase) that this is
> common on the
> 020's - is this correct?  Two questions:
> 
> 1. Is it enough of a safety problem that I should
> change out the tires
> before the rainy season starts (e.g. beginning of
> October for hte
> Pacific NW)?
> 
> 2. If yes to #1 above, what is the best rain tire to
> use?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
> 
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