Heidenau tyres

[Tarka]

I only got 7 or 8 out of the tourances,

Feck me !!

What are ya doing with them ???

Mega off road or mucho gravel ??

I get 11,000 to 12,000 miles from Tourances and from MT90`s on my R1100GS !!

[Rubberchicken]

They`re good on corners as well as motorways you know.........

Like I said, no problem scraping panniers steps or crash bars with these, but in weather like this trying that might lead to scraping of valve covers fairings handlebars and helmets, as well.

Frozen bridge decks are fun, sliding sideways on both wheels, lovely...

[cbrpaddy]

Feck me !!

What are ya doing with them ???

Mega off road or mucho gravel ??

I get 11,000 to 12,000 miles from Tourances and from MT90`s on my R1100GS !!

All tarmac I'm afraid. 11/12 sounds really good ! Maybe I should stop eating curries ?

[Maverick]

Had them on my AT for a long time and went back to the TKC80's. They just never seem to wear out and unfortenately they don't provide much feedback so eventually you lose confindence and in Lootch's case the front wheel on them

Great tyre if you want to cover major distance in a straight line and even not bad offroad, would not use them again though

[cbrpaddy]

I was searching around for reviews on these and came upon my own thread!

Anyways, to update anyone interested, I've been running these ever since and find them brilliant. I'm afraid I've totally lost track of what mileage I've done on them, but find the grip in the dry to be fantastic, easily scraping pegs and zegas, and have had no problems in the wet either, in fact I feel quite at ease in any levels of rain even on the ****tiest of west Connemara roads and trust me they can be bad.

I've also found them good offroad, nearly as good as the Karoos I had once. I can't see myself switching from them anytime soon as they suit me to a tee and are nice and cheap to boot.

[Zanzibar]

Kinda suprised that folk are surprised that tyres go square. IMO ALL tyres go square (or else wear out in the centre)unless you're permanently cornering.

I fancy the Heidenaus and I think theyre loads cheaper in Germany where theyre made.

Can people post what they paid for them in the UK?

Ta!

[icenian]

This was a useful thread. Even if you lot can't agree on anything

Do those running K60s have anything more to say about them, now you've had an extra year to try them?

Uselessness of road and Tourance/Anakee type tyres in snow is making me think of semi-knobblies myself, not for off road use, just as a road tyre that'll cope with getting caught out in a bit of snow. I was thinking just of TKC80s until someone suggested the Heidi K60.

I have Anakees on an extra set of wheels so I can swap, but obviously I won't swap wheels week in/week out, so if I go for K60s I'll have to live with them all winter, including the 99.9% of the time it isn't snowing but is cold, wet and slimy...

[Paul-S]

I have replied to your other thread about TKCs

[Lord Stig]

I know the problem Icenian, something with a little more 'aggression' would be ideal for the occasional snowfall. I also found this thread useful, as the last time I changed I was thinking along the lines of Heidenaus or Mitas for the same reasons as you (plus there are lots of tracks to explore in Fife). However, there did seem to be a pattern in people's views centring on how hard the Heidenaus are, and their grip in the cold and wet. As a result I went for another set of Conti Escapes, which I'm still pleased with.

That said, I managed to miss the worst of the weather this year because the MOT expired and I had the option of using a car for a while At least my bad joints (hands and knee) are better in the car, and no tyres would have helped on the sheet ice I encountered on the way in today, no matter how aggressive the tread. Makes me think again about whether I should just sell the AT and buy a second car. Hmm....

[Lutin]

Makes me think again about whether I should just sell the AT and buy a second car. Hmm....

WHAT?


Burn the heretic!







At least you'd be warm.