If any one is interested there is a great sale on the Bridgestone BT-016 tires this saturday at Cycle Grear. $189 for a 180 set and $199 for a 190 set. I wish I just didn't buy tires.
http://www.cyclegear.com/SpookySaturdaySale.cfm (http://www.cyclegear.com/SpookySaturdaySale.cfm)
Quote from: sportskid1 on October 23, 2008, 10:36:03 AM
If any one is interested there is a great sale on the Bridgestone BT-016 tires this saturday at Cycle Grear. $189 for a 180 set and $199 for a 190 set. I wish I just didn't buy tires.
http://www.cyclegear.com/SpookySaturdaySale.cfm (http://www.cyclegear.com/SpookySaturdaySale.cfm)
Thanks for the link! That is a great deal on a set of tires...I might have to consider that.
Desmo Demon mentioned this last month but thought they would be Diablos.
Anyone have these tires or reviews of them?
Quote from: metallimonster on October 23, 2008, 11:10:18 AM
Anyone have these tires or reviews of them?
+10K
I just finished reading this review:
http://www.sportrider.com/features/146_0806_bridgestone_bt_016_performance_tire/index.html (http://www.sportrider.com/features/146_0806_bridgestone_bt_016_performance_tire/index.html)
Damnit if only i didn't order a new tire last week this would have been perfect >:(
Awesome... Thanks for the heads up [thumbsup]
I was gonna try to get my hands on the Pirellis, but I'd much rather try the Stones...
I have the BT016's front and rear, I've put about 2K on them since fitting, the rear is wearing very well and the front still looks like new. I mainly use them for commuting with a 45 km round trip every day, but even up in the mountains I have been very impressed with the level of feedback and the side grip on these Tyres, since having the suspension done and tyres replaced, I have been having much more fun, better control and feedback, which means I can concentrate more on my riding, I'm not trying to hustle a bike through a corner that it's not happy about going through (EG: Bucking/bouncing/sliding and not following the chosen line)
Even wet grip, which Bridgestone claimed was not as good on this new tyre as compared to the old tyre, has been better than I thought .
Bridgestone has changed the land/sea ratio for this tyre, meaning there is more rubber because of the smaller and further spaced apart tread pattern.
Which means, not as good for clearing water in the rain, but dry weather grip is much higher due to less tread shuffle/movement and more rubber on the road.
But so far even in the wet I have not been slip sliding around like I thought I might.
Be careful when they are cold, they are not a happy camper when they are not up to there normal Temps, but they do get up to Temp pretty quickly and then the fun begins!
They are having a sale on the Diablos this weekend and I was going to pick up a set, but now see that the BT-016s are going to be on sale too. What to do? I like the appearance of the 16s better than the diablos and they say they run a hard center in the rear. I may just have to get the Bridgestones instead. Other than Cairnsduc's nice writeup, does anyone else have any feedback on these?
I don't see where they are offering the Diablos in sets on sale. Probably doesn't matter anyways, the sets don't match my tires anyways.
Just got off the phone with my local cycle gear store and they said the BT-016s are internet only. They do in fact have the Diablos in stock in the store because I touched them, smelled them, and tasted them.
Quote from: porschaholic on October 24, 2008, 10:28:31 AM
Just got off the phone with my local cycle gear store and they said the BT-016s are internet only. They do in fact have the Diablos in stock in the store because I touched them, smelled them, and tasted them.
Same story at my local Cycle Gear... except for the tasting part... :P
Quote from: metallimonster on October 24, 2008, 08:35:19 AM
I don't see where they are offering the Diablos in sets on sale. Probably doesn't matter anyways, the sets don't match my tires anyways.
Here ya go...
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e14/heybuddy1902/spooky.jpg)
Also, My Local guy (Canoga Park, Ca) said that once the Pirellis are gone from the store... they will be offering the Dunlop Qualifiers at 20% off...
So I know this will open up a can of worms, but given the...
BT016's at $206 (including $16 shipping but no sales tax) and the...
Qualifiers at $210 (in store price, no sales tax added)...
What would you choose?
I have only ridden the Monster on the BT014's... so both the new BT016's and the Qualifiers are unknown quantities to me
Quote from: sportskid1 on October 23, 2008, 10:36:03 AM
If any one is interested there is a great sale on the Bridgestone BT-016 tires this saturday at Cycle Grear. $189 for a 180 set and $199 for a 190 set. I wish I just didn't buy tires.
http://www.cyclegear.com/SpookySaturdaySale.cfm (http://www.cyclegear.com/SpookySaturdaySale.cfm)
Thanks for the heads up - I just ordered a set for $216 which included shipping and tax.
I am just about due for a new set of rubbers - have about 4000 on my Pilot Power 2 CTs (which I have really liked a lot.) My 08 Monster s2r 1000 came with Bridgestone's stock (Battleaxes, I think) and I didn't like them nearly as well as the Pilots.
Does anybody know how the new Bridgestone's would compare with the Pilot Powers I've been running? Thanks for any feedback...
Quote from: topangster on October 24, 2008, 08:04:18 PM
I am just about due for a new set of rubbers - have about 4000 on my Pilot Power 2 CTs (which I have really liked a lot.) My 08 Monster s2r 1000 came with Bridgestone's stock (Battleaxes, I think) and I didn't like them nearly as well as the Pilots.
Does anybody know how the new Bridgestone's would compare with the Pilot Powers I've been running? Thanks for any feedback...
From all the reviews I have seen these will be better than the Pilot Powers. Also don't judge Bridgestone on stock OEM tires as these are often different from aftermarket ones. I'm running Pilot Power 2CT's now and just ordered a set of the BT-016's
Just ordered my set of 16s. They will be replacing a set of powers. I thought the powers were great but the mileage wasn't which is to be expected. I like the fact that the bridgestones have a hard(er) center and soft shoulders because I tend to commute a lot but love to hit the twisties on the weekends. Guess we will see what happens.
Quote from: porschaholic on October 25, 2008, 10:32:00 AM
Just ordered my set of 16s. They will be replacing a set of powers. I thought the powers were great but the mileage wasn't which is to be expected. I like the fact that the bridgestones have a hard(er) center and soft shoulders because I tend to commute a lot but love to hit the twisties on the weekends. Guess we will see what happens.
I agree - the Pilot Powers were nice but damn they wore out fast. I'm hoping the center section on the BT-016's is a lot harder.
Quote from: sportskid1 on October 23, 2008, 10:36:03 AM
If any one is interested there is a great sale on the Bridgestone BT-016 tires this saturday at Cycle Grear. $189 for a 180 set and $199 for a 190 set. I wish I just didn't buy tires.
http://www.cyclegear.com/SpookySaturdaySale.cfm (http://www.cyclegear.com/SpookySaturdaySale.cfm)
Sale has been extended to include SUNDAY as well
Thanks...just made the cutoff, ordered 2 sets of the tires.....great deal [moto] [clap]
I've got a couple hundred miles on the new BT016's and I have to say I really like the way they feel. Right now I'd have to say I prefer them to the Pilot Power 2CT's that they replaced. The only unknown is how long they will last, and I hope to get more than 4,000 out of them like the 2CT's gave
Quote from: SA_S2R on November 09, 2008, 05:14:25 PM
I've got a couple hundred miles on the new BT016's and I have to say I really like the way they feel. Right now I'd have to say I prefer them to the Pilot Power 2CT's that they replaced. The only unknown is how long they will last, and I hope to get more than 4,000 out of them like the 2CT's gave
I didn't make the sale deadline, so I wound up going with a Pilot Road 2 CT on the back (my PP in the front is still okay.) Only got one real ride on it so far, felt pretty good but I'm taking it easy until more broken in. I'm hoping it'll last longer than the PP 2CT I had (only got 4000 on that, too), and that I haven't sacrificed too much grip. Very curious to see how your BT016s work out. Might be my next one if the Road isn't the answer. Do keep us posted...
Topangster
Quote from: topangster on November 10, 2008, 10:41:03 AM
I didn't make the sale deadline, so I wound up going with a Pilot Road 2 CT on the back (my PP in the front is still okay.) Only got one real ride on it so far, felt pretty good but I'm taking it easy until more broken in. I'm hoping it'll last longer than the PP 2CT I had (only got 4000 on that, too), and that I haven't sacrificed too much grip. Very curious to see how your BT016s work out. Might be my next one if the Road isn't the answer. Do keep us posted...
Topangster
OK - I have about 800 miles on the BT-016's now and I just love the way they feel. The jury is still out as far as tire life goes, but I have to say that if they last as long or longer than the Pilot Power 2CT's then I am definitly going with another set of the BT-016's. If tire wear if shorter then I'll have to re-evaluate what to buy when the time comes. The weird thing about the BT-016's is that you can actually see where the outside compound starts as it wears different from the compound next to it, where as on the 2CT's you could never tell where the dividing line was.
[thumbsup] for the BT-016's
Wow! Those tires sound really great! Hopefully the mileage will pan out better, too. I definitely want to try a set now.
The Pilot Road 2s are working out well so far, too. I haven't yet noticed a big difference in grip compared to the Powers, but I haven't yet had much opportunity to really push it (done quite a bit of two-up riding with them so far.) So far though, I'd say they're plenty grippy and seem to be much harder than the Powers (so I expect they'll last longer.) And I like that they're supposed to be considerably better in the wet, since it's raining here in So Cal now and more storms are coming...
Topangster
I have also been very happy with my Road 2s. I have about 1K on them but unfortunately I have only had time for one real ride to put a little texture on the edges. So far I have had no grip complaints what so ever but I am not the best rider. I will wait for the rain to pass before I head out again. Not a big fan of riding in the rain after many years in Seattle. Hopefully this weekend.
Quote from: topangster on November 25, 2008, 06:13:20 PM
Wow! Those tires sound really great! Hopefully the mileage will pan out better, too. I definitely want to try a set now.
The Pilot Road 2s are working out well so far, too. I haven't yet noticed a big difference in grip compared to the Powers, but I haven't yet had much opportunity to really push it (done quite a bit of two-up riding with them so far.) So far though, I'd say they're plenty grippy and seem to be much harder than the Powers (so I expect they'll last longer.) And I like that they're supposed to be considerably better in the wet, since it's raining here in So Cal now and more storms are coming...
Topangster