Michelin Road 5

[grog]

bloke commutes sunshine coast to brisbane each day. 200 or so each day. adds up quickly.

[Blubber]

I have a set of Michelin road 5 on my 14.

Only done 8.000km till now.

As a moderate rider i find them equal to the Angel GT i had before them.
Mind you.. the tires on my 14 were never the limiting factor, it has always been me.

the front profile makes it a bit heavier to turn them ( shed maneuvering pace )

Not a biggie once moving above 15- 20 kph they are normal

[Jeykey]

Fitted my Road 5´s a fortnight ago and so far so good. Haven´t "really" tried them yet, still new, but I can say the bike seems a bit different from the BT021´s. 285€ total for both, what´s the price you paid on your side of the world ? Just outta curiosity.

[Kiwifruit]

Jeykey have a look at early posts. Price is NZ dollars.

[Jeykey]

Jeykey have a look at early posts. Price is NZ dollars.

That´s about 340€. Well, I too was quoted for a price like that here; taking in concern they´re from around (French brand and Spanish made) I suppose it´s a fair price for you down there.

[black14]

Ok guys - pictures of my PR5s at 20k kms.
Mostly commuting (50kms each way, 17km freeway with the rest mostly 70/80 km/h zone residential) with a 3.5k km run up to the MCR at Wauchope and back and a few 400/500km day rides round the hills.

[black14]

A hopefully better pic of the rear...

[grog]

They look knackcred mate, your thoughts on them. Buy again?

[Notty]

Thats 12000 miles? seems pretty good to me 

[seth]

@Notty they live on the upside down part of the world 
it'll be 12000 kms.
It's that's still not to bad a mileage as still life left in the tyres .

[black14]

Yeah - I'll buy them again.
Really like the wet performance and the edge grip in the dry is great with the soft compound.
I agree they're knackered - that's why I'm getting new ones! But 20k kms is a fair run in my book!

[Mick_J]

Tyres should last longer on the other side of the planet as there is less gravity there, if you don't believe me dip a football into water and lift it out and look to see where all the drips are, the bottom, therefore less gravity, simples. 

[Sweaty]

@Notty they live on the upside down part of the world 
it'll be 12000 kms.
It's that's still not to bad a mileage as still life left in the tyres .

No 20,000 kms Seth, Notty had converted to miles already.
Thats bloody good to me.

[grog]

Mjgt, i really wanted to comment, i wont.

[seth]

12000 miles is great in any book
Still looks a bit of life in them yet do they still feel ok and handle as they should I notice with the Pirelli's they don't handle quite as good when at the very end of there lives. .
Must be due to the lower gravity  :stir:and the drip effect