i know this may seem like a crazy question-but has anyone ever weighed a set of tires? trying to find the lightest set possible ( yeah,i know-a set of worn bald ones are lighter-ha ha). but i can't seem to find weight specs on trials tires from the companies.

Quite heavy!!!..I seem to remember it was ABOUT 15kg, when I bought some out here on the plane with me..mind you those scales at the airport are probably not very accurate eh! ..know what I mean!!

BUT...if you're lucky, (like I was)..some check in staff will consider them as "sporting equipment"...like a set of skis, and will not include them on your baggage allowance!!!

If its the weight for the italjet easyiest weight saver is to go tubeless.

i would like to stay with tube types-the budget won't allow going tubless.spending way to much money on aluminum and titanium!

No significant difference in any make they are all 4 x18 and made of the same stuff, rubber.

If you went tubeless you would save tube and 2 security bolts, thats alot of titanium swapping to achieve that weight saving.

Havn't checked rear tyres...but the diffreence on the front between pirelli and michlen (both tubed type) is just over a kilo or 2.2 pounds in the michlens favour I guess that the difference at the back would be more ..hope this helps

Didn't know anyone still used Pirellis.

I got a Pirelli rear. Was on EBay going quite cheap I think. Still got the bikes original front Michelin. Is nearly bald though! (Bike 5yrs old.)

Seems to work ok to me, but is the 1st time ive ever had a new tyre, so can't compare to anything else!

Pete.

Cost? Was it new?

thanks helmet! i have pirelli's ( as i assume alot of us with vintage bikes do as well)-looks like i'll be looking at a set of michelin's unless someone can compare them to dunlops......