[Tires & Wheels] Bit of an ebay bargain

[evdama]

Went the cheap tyre route when i first got it, then my brain kicked in and a month or so ago got 2 contis fitted. What a difference it made.

Cheap shity tyres, never again for me.

Horses for courses IMHO- I always had decent tyres on by bikes-absolutely essential
but back in the day, I fed my old bangers with remoulds:eek:
(young lad/Mk2 Escort- its big and clever to slide around evreywhere...)
Obviously with new vehicles Ive had decent tyres by default and they are good to have but for my particular use then a cheap tyre would actually be ok
I drive at speeds where Im not reliant on the tyre manufacturers expertise and some of the sites have hidden nasties like nails and sharp edges.I really dont want to wreck £400 of tyres for the sake of high speed performance Ill never use
I tend to put on a set of 'dog-ends' if Im doing repeated trips on these sites.

Some of the cheap brands can actually be surprisingly good. I would stick to european concerns and I would draw the line at Chinese tyres on anything other than a banger-simply because they are too new at the game -like Bridgestone in the '70s,apallng then but actually quite good now.