rr62 Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Probably well covered elsewhere but any quick recommendations for what tyres (tubed) I should put on my 1976 TY175 without breaking the bank? It’s got MT43s which are in good condition but quite hard (so I guess a bit old - on before I bought it) and have zero grip in anything slippery. I don’t want to spend too much as only ride it once a month up/down the drive and then maybe two or three times a year in easy comps. Thanks for any advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petert Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 IRC are the only tube type rear I can think of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr62 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thanks both - I’ll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 MITAS are as bad as MT43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr62 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thanks feetupfun - I came to the same conclusion have scooted around a few reviews. Sounds like IRC should do the trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmac Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 IRC rear, Michelin Xlight front 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr62 Posted April 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, paulmac said: IRC rear, Michelin Xlight front 👍 Good shout - and assume the Xlight is good tubed? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmac Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, rr62 said: Good shout - and assume the Xlight is good tubed? Thanks Yep 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr62 Posted April 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Great - thanks for your help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glayne Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Im currently running a tube in my new dunlop 803GP tires, front and back. Im only doing so since the previous owner had tube in the back. So far, so good? I have had them on for a month now. Tires are so much better than the stock 9 year old ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr62 Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 I can’t wait to change mine - grip is so bad!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motovita Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 hours ago, rr62 said: I can’t wait to change mine - grip is so bad!! MT43 is a horrible choice for your 175. You will feel like you've got a new bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr62 Posted April 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 5 hours ago, motovita said: MT43 is a horrible choice for your 175. You will feel like you've got a new bike! Yep. Absolutely terrible. Alas, they were on the bike when I bought it three years ago. I rode one twin shock trial in the dry which was fine. And then a muddy trial in the twinshock class and it was a nightmare - spinning out on everything. I had a TY175 back in 1981 which I used as my road bike to get around locally on and even that gripped better with a few hundred miles on same tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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