19-05-2021, 03:54 PM
This illustrates Longstone/Blockley profile. A chummy I recently bought from a forum member. Longstone on the front, Blockley on the rear.
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The Blockleys certainly grip well. The Mitas 400's on the back of the old chummy would deform on hard cornering (so says the wife from when she was trying to keep up), and the back would feel loose. This one goes as well but feels far less lairy on hard cornering.
The Mitas were a £20 autojumble purchase. So you gets what you pay for.
I always thought the RP we have looked awfull with Blockleys on the front (dad had them on for a bit ), because they looked small.
With respect to Avon SM's, yes they are a motorcycle tyre, but the Avon 'sidecar' isn't exactly a car tyre either
. That said the chummy I've just sold had a pair of 'sidecars' on the front that I bought on a APD Opal in 2000. They were as new but clearly not 'new' then. They've since been on the old APD, the RL and the old Chummy in those 21 years. And they were still nowhere near worn out!.
The Blockleys certainly grip well. The Mitas 400's on the back of the old chummy would deform on hard cornering (so says the wife from when she was trying to keep up), and the back would feel loose. This one goes as well but feels far less lairy on hard cornering.
The Mitas were a £20 autojumble purchase. So you gets what you pay for.
I always thought the RP we have looked awfull with Blockleys on the front (dad had them on for a bit ), because they looked small.
With respect to Avon SM's, yes they are a motorcycle tyre, but the Avon 'sidecar' isn't exactly a car tyre either
. That said the chummy I've just sold had a pair of 'sidecars' on the front that I bought on a APD Opal in 2000. They were as new but clearly not 'new' then. They've since been on the old APD, the RL and the old Chummy in those 21 years. And they were still nowhere near worn out!.