Trials Tyres

[vandy010]

whats the good tyres to throw onto a TY175?
open to all info as the bike will be used for a mixture of club trials and general play riding.
and whats the size prefernce too?
300 or 275 x 21fr
rear?
cheers.

[tony27]

Either Michelin or IRC are the way to go, getting tubed rears is the hard part
Front 2.75x21
Rear  4.00x18
Thats what my 250 has & are the easiest to get hold of because thats what pretty much everything has nowadays

[TYMTIT]

Tyres for Bikes at 14 Gore Street,  Albion  32624377  can fix you up with some decent trials tyres. They have/can get a good range in.

[David Lahey]

There are only two rear tyres currently available that will reliably stay up on the seat on a TY175 rear rim at trials riding pressure

The IRC TUBE TYPE rear tyre is the best for trials competition use. It is current technology compound and carcass design, works very well and are easy to get.
The only other rear TUBE TYPE competition tyre currently avaliable is made by Michelin but is not as good in competition but probably fine for trail riding. Michelin used to make a tube-type version of their fabulous X11 competition rear tyre but they stopped making them a few years ago.

There are lots of TUBELESS rear trials tyres available but they are made for TUBELESS rims which have a different cross-section bead seat that matches the different bead shape of the TUBELESS tyre.

Modern Michelin, IRC and Dunlop fronts are all good for the front end. Beware of anyone trying to sell you a TUBELESS front tyre. All modern trials bikes have TUBE TYPE front rims and so all recently-made front tyres are TUBE TYPE. There was a period in the late 1980s early 1990s when front TUBELESS tyres were standard (it didn't last long) and some tyre sellers still have some of those TUBELESS fronts. Not only will they be rock-hard, but they won't stay up on the bead seat on a TY175 rim, or a modern front rim.

Sorry if I seem like I am banging on about the tyres but being sold the wrong type of tyre for a twinshock bike is a common problem. I am super-careful to specify exactly what I want when buying tyres and still have had to get the local shop to send them back to the distributor (who have sent something different).

[vandy010]

thats great info guys and there can never be too much raving on.
it was many years ago i did some very basic trials and i know a lot has changed with the tyres since. have locally priced the Michelins. gee! aren't they cheap these days......
from what you've said Feetup, i might go for a Michie front and see if i can score an IRC rear.
my loal guy has a Michie rear in stock but i'll check to see what rim type it's meant for first.
thanks for the info guys 

[tony27]

They are expensive compared to a mx tyre but then you normally only use 1 front every year or 2 & a rear every 6 months unless you're really serious

[David Lahey]

They are expensive compared to a mx tyre but then you normally only use 1 front every year or 2 & a rear every 6 months unless you're really serious

Totally agree and the best way to get your moneys worth is to wear them out before they go hard. Up here they start losing wet rock grip noticably after about 2 years even if you keep the bike in the dark between rides.

[vandy010]

ah yes, but after they wear out for trials, they can then be demoted to flat track
or at least the rear can.

[Oldbiker]

remember that the A graders throw their tyres away after 6months! And if you are still riding in the lower grades, you can use them for a couple of years....I do and have done for years!