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Not that I need tires, but can they be bought here in the US. I googled and didn’t find much. I think I found one place but didn’t look to see if in the US.
Turn 14 got ownership of the ProTaper brand when they bought out Tucker Powersports. The tires will be available through any Turn 14 dealer or other authorized ProTaper retailer. I just checked Turn 14 stock, they are loaded in the catalog but all showing zero-stock at the moment. It will probably be a bit until they get production spun up and stock in the warehouses.
5/1 eta per the original post.
I have flat shaped both mh and sm on 120-90/18 and using mouses inserts
I am willing to try them in 110 as they should me more rounded but I need a mousse to wear a bit more.
Meanwhile I am riding on dunlop en91 and I am quite happy with them (not ex versión, just regular en 91)
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Really tough to beat the M59 up front off-road. For the rear, I recommend trying an IRC VE33. I have been using it for 20 years, they are incredibly popular in the off-road scene here. Easy on the wallet too.
New name. Pro Temu
It was mid to late last year. Turn14 is primarily automotive, so this is an entire new venture for them.
PT = Tucker / now Turn 14 house brand knockoffs, same play as Tusk is for RMATV. Here at AIM Expo, they look very average / price point play. They will NOT perform like a Bridgestone/Dunlop/Michelin tire.
You can tell just by looking!? Who's going to win Tampa SX?
You can tell by the price point alone. Sad that Pro Taper is being destroyed as a legacy brand in the sport.
And Webb.
A friend of mine ran the 50$ razorback tires from 24mx in the Swedish nationals, he didn’t feel any difference between tires anyway
Good for your friend. I’ve tried some budget tires and didn’t feel like they had the same performance as Dunlop and TBH the Bridgestone x30 I tried was shit too. There are many budget tires out there and for most they don’t perform as well. I don’t think PT will magically bring a budget tire to market that out performa the rest.
Bro, read the room. We got +50-C riders on here that can feel a 1NM change in engine mount bolt torque and and KTM frame holes. Watch your tone.
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Tires make a difference but guarantee most of the guys making the comments lap times aren’t changing if they have a PT on vs a Dunlop
Cryin' over here!
About a year and a half ago
Price point means nothing. An inexpensive tire could perform just as good or even better than a Dunlop, Bridgestone and other big name brands. I guarantee the big name tire cost just about the same amount to be produced, but Dunlop, B-Stone and others have to raise the price to cover the millions$$$$$ of marketing they do each year. You people would be amazed at the amount of “cheap” $79 helmets that are ran right down the same Chinese assembly line as a $300-$400 name brand helmet.
300-400 name brand helmet?
Name brand helmets try 700-$950.
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Well there is a difference in the $700-$950 helmets, especially Shoei, Arai, AGV. I was talking more about the mid level price point ($300-$400) name brands, protection is no better than most of those $79 helmets, just paying for that name so they have more funds to pay those athletes
Do you think PT put as much R&D into these tires as Dunlop did developing the mx14, mx34, at82 etc? I don’t think so.
Exactly. The real money is in the development of the tires. Going to china and having an open mold tire done with some price point based compound isn't exactly hard. Nothing against PT, there are a lot of brands doing this to have cheap tires on the market and there are certainly riders that price is more important than performance and there's nothing wrong with that.
You guys are assuming development always leads to a better tire. That's not a 100% certainty.
Sometimes it does.
Sometimes you might get better in one area at the sacrifice of another.
Sometimes new might not be as good as a proven base.
Need some evidence? How about MX/SX riders choosing an offroad AT82? How about mechanics grooving tires?
Until there’s objective testing developed it’s all”feel”
The most trusted mxa mag tester couldn’t feel 5 seconds a lap on a 350 vs 450 test but is going to tell you about the “feel” of these tires as if it’s gospel…
Well I will take the company that is trying to develop over the one that is just paying for a generic mold and tread pattern and doing it as cheap as possible.
This looks like an attempt to cash in on Pro Tapers name and previous standing in the industry as a proven and trustworthy brand.
I have been running the Rinaldi Tires. They have a scoop and a intermediate tire that I feel works great. Price is great and performance is great as well. Hard to beat them.
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