Mixing tyre makes

[Rabb]

Perfectly legal to mix brands.
The only rule of thumb is to have the softer compound tyre on the front - so the back must be a harder compound.
I ran a Michelin 2CT front with a Bridgestone Bt023 on the back for several months without any problems.
As long as you follow the 'soft compound on the front rule' you shouldn't have an issue.

[Swanny]

It's a shame the Bridgestone BT 023's don't last longer as I'm really happy with the grip levels

[Last Train]

I'm gonna be doing the same next week.

I've owned and/or ridden lots of bikes with mixed tyres and never had any sort of handling issues. I think tyre pressures is way more important.

This will be the first time, that I can remember anyway , that I've knowingly mixed brands.

It's not something I would readily advocate, and I agree with Nicki and Snowy's views.

I'll be fitting a matched front in the near future, there's still mileage in my existing front.

For me it's just a case of needs must.

[matthews677]

i wont comment on the 2 different tyres but i am running on maxxis at the moment. i'm using supermaxx sports front and back and dont mind them. i feel confident and they seem to warm very quickly. i have read that metzelers are really good and they cost about the same as a maxxis. just a thought for you

[Marmalade]

This is my opinion - you'll get plenty of people tell you the opposite and that they've ridden for 50K miles on an old tractor tyre at 12 psi and never had a problem.

I don't often use tractor tyres, this could be why you've had a problem.

I do an average of over 1000 miles a week and have regularly have mismatched tyres fitted depending what is available on the day at the right price and never had any issues. Maybe I'll notice when I get some experience.




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