tyreleader.co.uk

[Pezz]

Has anyone had experience of these guys?

I'm looking at getting kitted our with some Rosso Corsa's and the rear from them especially seems really cheap - I love a good bargain like the next man but I'm always wary of something that looks to good to be true. I usually get car tyres from Mytyres Black Circles or Camskill. Mytyres and Black Circles are both about twice the price.

http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/motorbike-tyres/pirelli/diablo-rosso-corsa/160-60-zr17-69w-305057

[Rally]

I've had three pairs so far this year from them for various bikes. Once they came next day, two days on the other sets. Can't recommend them enough!
I've saved over £170 so far over the best local prices, even after adding fitting costs.

[Pezz]

Cheers Rally that will do for me ;)

[Stinger101]

Just to add a note of caution with this outfit. These people specialise in scraping Europe for liquidated & out of date stock. They have no after sales service & no care about you, the end user. If there is an issue, don't hold your breath. Check those date codes please.
If the items you buy are current & cheap, then it's fair game & well done. I'll stick to supporting & helping local traders survive very difficult trading times.
The prices are sometimes unbelievable to a guy that has 30 years in the UK tyre industry who knows what retail margins are over here. Sod all mostly & the interweb, & topically the European exporters are a contributory cause of this in 'my game'.
Apologies for getting too heavy & banal for a sunny, warm Friday afternoon.... #lightenupmark

[Zimbo]

I always buy my tyres (car and bike) from Oponeo, worth having a look at their prices too. Much cheaper than UK suppliers.

[Pezz]

Thanks for the info Mark - just checked and the rear is cheap cos its a 2012. Does that mean its gone beyond its useful life? I seem to find conflicting info as ever on the internet. Some places say modern tyres are good for 6 years some even say 10. Other places say tyres are not new if sold beyond 2 years of their born date. There was an article about test Metzeler did on a pair of 5 year old tyres v brand new on a track and they found no real noticeable difference in the performance that each gave.

I did actually order them after Rally's first reply - now I'm not so sure I've done the right thing. There web site says you have 7 days to return so they might be going back or at least the rear as the front doesn't display a date on the order...

[Stinger101]

Pezz, road tyres with a 2012 date code should be completely fine. I say road tyres because they are built of materials and compounds more robust and ready to fend off the rigours of the usual things that damage rubber compounds like ozone, UV, fuel and temperature fluctuations. There are loads more that degrade tyres over time but the best thing for a tyre is for it not to sit still! Race or track orientated tyres don't need to have all these robust measures built into them so they are more likely to degrade faster. I wouldn't use a track tyre or a slick over 2 years old and then ONLY if I knew where it came from and how it had been stored. Proper Storage of tyres is paramount.
This is a complicated subject and open to many influences. Suffice to say the manufacture date code is a key indicator that is fixed. 2 years old on a road tyre is absolutely fine if they've been stored away from the corrosive elements mentioned above.

[Zimbo]

Should be absolutely fine. Would you be worried about riding on a tyre that you had fitted to the bike in 2012? And that is stored on a bike and regularly covered in salt, rain, fuel and subjected to heat and freezing temperatures. A tyre that has been stored properly, and I would expect tyre distributors to do just that, won't have degraded at all.

[Pezz]

Cheers guys -

Zimbo you are quite correct I shouldn't be worried about riding around on a 2012 tyre cos thats whats on the bike now albeit that they are slightly squared off with no tread left...

[jerry]

My 750ss has a 2007 Dunlop 208 on the front seems to last forever ,i have had the bike 6 years , the rear is a new qualifier 2 ,

[alan s4]

+1 for oponeo. Get my bike and car tyres from them - delivery around 5 working days as tyres come from mainland Europe.

[Zimbo]

I've just had a car tyre delivered from Oponeo, ordered Thursday afternoon, delivered before 8am Saturday morning.
I've just done some comparisons, tyre leader comes on a pound cheaper than Oponeo for the same tyre, and black circles is slightly cheaper still, so it pays to shop around!

[Rally]

Just to add a note of caution with this outfit. These people specialise in scraping Europe for liquidated & out of date stock. They have no after sales service & no care about you, the end user. If there is an issue, don't hold your breath. Check those date codes please.
If the items you buy are current & cheap, then it's fair game & well done. I'll stick to supporting & helping local traders survive very difficult trading times.
The prices are sometimes unbelievable to a guy that has 30 years in the UK tyre industry who knows what retail margins are over here. Sod all mostly & the interweb, & topically the European exporters are a contributory cause of this in 'my game'.
Apologies for getting too heavy & banal for a sunny, warm Friday afternoon.... #lightenupmark

I always support my local dealers as well and to prove the point I paid them £30 to fit a pair of tyres to loose wheels. I also let them know where I got the tyres from and he ordered 12 pairs himself as they were cheaper than he could buy them for!
Bye the way, one of the sets of tyres I bought were not available in the UK for a few weeks and when they came from tyreleader, the date code was only 1 week old! Perhaps I was lucky?