Re: MO
Off the top of my head (and I think I speak for the rest of the people on staf and those that help us out with tests/reviews, etc.) the new Sportec is at the top of the heap. We've never been a fan of Dunlop's D207ZR, though we have heaped praise on Michelin's Pilot Sport which this new M-1 is closest to in performance.
It goes without saying that a full-on side-by-side test of different tires on the same bikes at the same track on the same day would be the best thing when judging a tire's worthiness. It's a huge undertaking that, admittedly, we haven't really tried to undertake. Sport Rider did a test like the one we're alluding to, and even with their huge staff and resources (read: dollars) behind them, it was a chore to pull off. We may be able to do something like this soon, though.
Again, thanks for your input and (good or bad) we appreciate and take into consideration all comments. Oh, and as for falling "right into the hands" of the tire manufacturers, none of the advertise with us, we have little to do with them and, frankly, have nothing to lose or gain with anything we say. There's no bias here. Maybe just a need for some more in-depth testing.
-Minime
Off the top of my head (and I think I speak for the rest of the people on staf and those that help us out with tests/reviews, etc.) the new Sportec is at the top of the heap. We've never been a fan of Dunlop's D207ZR, though we have heaped praise on Michelin's Pilot Sport which this new M-1 is closest to in performance.
It goes without saying that a full-on side-by-side test of different tires on the same bikes at the same track on the same day would be the best thing when judging a tire's worthiness. It's a huge undertaking that, admittedly, we haven't really tried to undertake. Sport Rider did a test like the one we're alluding to, and even with their huge staff and resources (read: dollars) behind them, it was a chore to pull off. We may be able to do something like this soon, though.
Again, thanks for your input and (good or bad) we appreciate and take into consideration all comments. Oh, and as for falling "right into the hands" of the tire manufacturers, none of the advertise with us, we have little to do with them and, frankly, have nothing to lose or gain with anything we say. There's no bias here. Maybe just a need for some more in-depth testing.
-Minime
