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Time to spend some cash, forks or tyres...

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:17 pm
by banner001
Ok can only afford to do one...replace my shagged 9-years and counting bridgestone bt-010 tyres for some spanking pirelli rosso II rubber ~£187 with a £25 pirelli rebate...

or

get my forks reconditioned, stiffer springs and replace the "leaking very badly onto the brakes" fork seals ~£210 - £250.

can only do one, suggestions please.

Re: Time to spend some cash, forks or tyres...

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:15 am
by banner001
went with the tyres; rosso II's, new wheel bearings, both balanced £254...get them fitted on saturday...now just hoping this rain clears so i can scrub them in :D

Re: Time to spend some cash, forks or tyres...

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:28 pm
by RedexRobB
I probably would have gone with the forks, unless the tyres are illegal fo course? Mind you, so is a leaky seal. No good having the tyres that grip when the brakes cant though surely?

Re: Time to spend some cash, forks or tyres...

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 9:49 am
by banner001
i notice the lack of grip from the tyres even at small lean angles a lot more, than the forks bother me, plus im gonna change the seals myself. ill still send them away for a full service at some point, the missus has just got a job, so hopefully that will be sooner rather than later.