November 7, 20169 yr Pulling the trigger on a new rear tyre, my riding buddy tells me I should go for a IRC locally at £75 inclusive. Are they OK on SWM standard rims? Currently running a 4 year old Michelin, that's hard as nails, which has never sat right on the rim properly, one side is always higher than the other no matter how many times we fit the tyre so I look like (yes, I know and ride like!) Coco the Clown Edited November 7, 20169 yr by iconic558
November 7, 20169 yr Tube type IRC are a fantastic tyre, no problem on morard or akront rims. Generally run 5 -6 psi as sidewalls are very soft. Edited November 9, 20169 yr by b40rt
November 7, 20169 yr Author Tube type IRC are a fantastic tyre, no problem on morard or acront rims. Generally run 5 -6 psi as sidewalls are very soft. :guinness: :guinness:
November 8, 20169 yr Couldn't have put it better b40rt. I've got a Golden Tyre Gecko 355 on the rear of my 125. Really good as far as grip is concerned but the thing just won't sit on the rim even with two rimlocks. No big prob at very low speed but terrible at anything in 3rd upwards. The IRC on my 320 was an easy fit and has stayed put ever since. Both are on the standard Akront rims.
November 8, 20169 yr Couldn't have put it better b40rt. I've got a Golden Tyre Gecko 355 on the rear of my 125. Really good as far as grip is concerned but the thing just won't sit on the rim even with two rimlocks. No big prob at very low speed but terrible at anything in 3rd upwards. The IRC on my 320 was an easy fit and has stayed put ever since. Both are on the standard Akront rims.
November 8, 20169 yr I expect the gecko is a tubeless tyre so it will not fit the tube type rim properly. you cant mix tubed and tubeless without problems!
November 9, 20169 yr Author Tyres came today. I cant believe how soft and sticky these boots are compared to my old Michelin. Edited November 9, 20169 yr by iconic558
November 10, 20169 yr Hi Stan Wellback, The handler I bought the Geckos from, told me that they were the ideal tyres for my bike, weight and application. He was, apparently, involved in the R&D of the tyres. In the meantime, Golden Tyre had stopped it's trial tyre production. Whether or not they have restarted or not I don't know. Wierd thing is, the Gecko was a real pain to get onto the rim, I expected it to sit sooooo tight. The IRC was a doddle to get on the rim and I am really surprised at how well it sits even after running some real low pressures.
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