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#11
13th June 2013, 06:50 PM
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Michelin PS2
Goodyear eagle F1 Assy 2 Conti Sport Contact 5's are supposed to be good too I wouldn't consider anything else. Yes, I am in Leamington. We should meet up sometime, whereabouts are you?
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#13
13th June 2013, 07:01 PM
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Didn't need to bother too much about a rim protector on PF 18" Avus, but now I'm FL its going to be important
 . Which premium brands are good for that.
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#15
13th June 2013, 07:34 PM
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Olli had some Dunlops on his at the A8Parts meet that I think he said were specifically for Jags, but they had a pretty good protection "lip", but as someone has pointed out before a wheel refurb is a lot cheaper than a new tyre if you do hit the kerb.
As Jim pointed out last weekend I need tyres/wheels with parking sensors 
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#17
13th June 2013, 08:25 PM
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#19
13th June 2013, 08:57 PM
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Michelin PS2s or Super Sports for me - both have good grip to the limit (the latter are better), have very good wear, and aren't too noisy. In practice, they also provide some limited rim protection, but this isn't as good as some other tyres with a more visible ridge.
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#20
13th June 2013, 09:53 PM
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incidentally, I wouldn't normally be bothered about 1-2dB worth of noise difference between tyres but the goddamn windows are so quiet, and let so little traffic noise in when passing cars/lorries or being passed, it seems daft to then have excessive tyre noise coming up through the arches !
so a 70dB tyre seems like a good plan, which means the Goodyear Asym 2 is currently leading
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