Daft tioga tyres question

journey_man_pro

Daft one here guys but bear with me, with the tioga factory dh tyres, are the front and rear tyres different? I've been sold one as a rear but on the sidewall it says factory dh 'f'....dies the 'f' denote front or is it something else?

Cheers

delcol

a quick google shows they are front and rear specific..

the tread pattern is slightly different

maxxis minions are front and rear but nearly everyone i know who uses them use front on both the front and rear..
i don't know if you will be able to with the tioga though as i aint familier with this tyre.

journey_man_pro

delcol wrote:

a quick google shows they are front and rear specific..

the tread pattern is slightly different

maxxis minions are front and rear but nearly everyone i know who uses them use front on both the front and rear..
i don't know if you will be able to with the tioga though as i aint familier with this tyre.

Yeah, thats what I gathered from a google search. Looks like I'll be getting touch with the seller then.

Thanks

cooldad

New or second hand?
Rear tyres wear quicker, so there are loads of good sh front tyres but very few rears.
The retro guys will pay a fortune for NOS or excellent condition sets.

journey_man_pro

It's basically new. Im not sure if it's for front or rear hence the thread. It says 'f' on the tyre but I was sold it as a rear? Is there any way to tell for sure?

cooldad

If it says 'f' it's front.

VWsurfbum

fronts a v shaped pattern and reats are -- type pattern down the middle

benpinnick

I threw my factory DHs in the bin. Didn't know there was a market for shit old tyres. At least not for actual money.

cooldad

Panaracer Smoke and Dart - £175 and sold
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... light=tyre

Single green Wildgripper
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-VINTAGE-M ... 2ebb446baa

Vredenstein Slizer
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-VINTAGE-G ... 2ebb79512b

Panaracer Dart
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=187306

All £60 or more.

Well used Klein Deathgrip - £38

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... light=tyre

Thar's gold in them thar sh1t old rubber.

cooldad

Factory DH's are not worth anything though - were and still are rubbish.

benpinnick

What do you think Th33lter would get for the WTB Velociraptors?

prawny

velociraptors were a bag of ass. Didn't understand why they were rated so highly back in the 90s. I had a Panaracer Dart 2 on the front of my Outpost circa '96 it was free from the bike show at Olympia and it was amazing at cornering, not sure how the braking would compare these days but I was on cantis back then anyway.

cooldad

benpinnick wrote:

What do you think Th33lter would get for the WTB Velociraptors?

They don't seem to be boutique enough to be worth much. Anyway he's got them on his clown bike. Says the back is ok, but the front is pretty rubbish.

Still can't keep up with him though.