Are these the Mitas E-07 Dakar tires? What tire pressures do you run?bnschroder said:I did some more research why my Mitas E-07 on the front only lasted about 7,000 miles before it turned the bike into a giant vibrator. It definitely appears that if you ride like me - straight roads only as necessary evil to get to the twisters, cornering until your pegs almost rub, and only about 10% off road - they scallop from much cornering. Up until they started vibrating though, they were great tires.
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IDK why cornering would cause that wear. More commonly it is caused by lower tire pressure and hard braking on pavement. What psi do you run? What mileage have you got on other tires?bnschroder said:
You are running a little low on pressure, but not a significant amount. I prefer 36 psi in front/42 in rear. Regardless, if this is your preferred riding style, why did you choose to mount up a set of 50/50 tires? Pirelli Angel GT would be more suitable to your riding style.bnschroder said:
I run mine at 40 psi and the front is over 16k. Would have to look to really know how many. Need a new on before the next trip but it will last the winter.bnschroder said:I did some more research why my Mitas E-07 on the front only lasted about 7,000 miles before it turned the bike into a giant vibrator. It definitely appears that if you ride like me - straight roads only as necessary evil to get to the twisters, cornering until your pegs almost rub, and only about 10% off road - they scallop from much cornering. Up until they started vibrating though, they were great tires.
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Pretty impressive. I tend to change tires early. I'm always afraid of bad traction in rain. We don't get a lot here but I don't ride a lot locally.jmz said:Just pulled the rear E-07 Dakar off. 12,764 miles . I cut it with my sawsall to see how much meat it had left. it still had 3/16" of rubber left before it would have showed cords. It wasn`t exactly easy to to cut and my saw would NOT cut the beads. I had to use bolt cutters. I believe I could have gotten another 1k out of it , IF , my rides would all be local. C.R.A.P. ???
New set of E07 Dakar before riding from Virginia to Alaska. Lot's of rain throughout the trip. The E07 inspired lots of confidence wet/dry/long distance/dirt. For me, I don't know what more I could ask for out of a tire. It has been a real champ.bob dirt said:
. As usual I’m surprised at how many folks prefer to ride with over inflated tires ! Seems very likely I will be buying a set of Mitas EO7’s for our upcoming Inuvik trip, trip should be less than 10,000 miles so I’m hoping not to have to buy any more tires before we get home.
How are you defining over inflation? The E-07 Dakar rear tire has a 42 psi cold rating. I'm not rereading 16 pages but don't think it's common here for anyone to inflate over that.Cycledude said:Well I read all 16 pages
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