Pilot Actives on my bike. I could not get them on. It was a very frustrating experience at the local bike shop since i was able to watch the guy put them on an he was struggling mightily with the front tire. My heart was in my throat since these snowflakes, unlike steel rims, are likely to crack before bending much.
Finally got them seated and had hell to pay to get the bead true to the rim edge. Refused to seat with high pressure. Had to break the bead again and try again and pressure them before things dried.
Really really wish I'd gone for another tire. I was very very happy with the Macadams previous to this and these were supposed to be replacements to that product. The straight line handling of the PA is noticeably worse than the macadam.
I'll be paying close attention to other owners picks, conti, dunlap, etc for this bike in the future. Meanwhile I'll live with these.
I did go tubeless. Cant remember if I had to bore the hole a little for the new stem. Do remember that the stem was another very tight fit and I had them pressed in at a shop.
And I quite agree. I don't expect that front tire is going anywhere when flat.
These PAs have a much stiffer sidewall than the Macadams. The first time I had the bike out this spring for a short around the block something felt a bit wallowy. Checked the rear tire pressure.. less than 5lbs psi!! The tire was not visibly flat at all under the weight of the bike.
Topic: Getting a Pilit Activ to seat on a snow flake (Read 6236 times)