MOD COST: $29.99 from Scooterworks
MOD DIFFICULTY:
Most of you will have a shop do this.
SPECIAL TOOLS: A shop.
Most of you know that I put a lot of miles on my Buddy. Far more than nearly anyone else(Except Bonegirl!). That means that I get to try more tires than most people.
The last set I tried were Pirelli Diablo's, which I chose for their higher than average speed rating, and their reputation for good grip. And though I liked them, Pirelli has stopped making this tire in 10 inch. That means it was again time for me to go tire shopping and find a new brand.
Modernbuddy folks were talking about the fact that Scooterworks had begun carrying a new brand of tire out of China known as Vee Rubber. Nobody however seemed to have actually tried a set at that time.
There were several things that caught my eye about these tires, the largest being that they came in L(75mph) and P(92mph) ratings, a must for the speeds my Buddy can do, and far higher than many other brand's J(62mph) rating. The second reason for choosing this tire was it's relatively inexpensive price at $29.99 a tire, a fair bit lower than the $54.99 cost of the widely popular Contenental Zippy2's that many people use on their scooters(Also a J rated tire).
After getting them on my bike, I imediately noticed that the tires were extremely grippy.
They seemed to bite down with a ferocity that easily match the Pirelli's I had on there previously, and was far more at one with the road than the Zippy2's or ChenShin stock tires. As I rode them to work the next day, I was even more impressed. There is a good long twisty road on my way back from the office, and I took advantage of my new found magnetic attraction to the road to enjoy it.
I MAY have enjoyed it a bit too much....
I think Vee Rubber may have negotiated a deal with Mother Nature to get a pass on the laws of gravity.
Only time will tell if these tires will last through the miles that I put on them, and I will likely update this article after they have a few more miles, but for the 55 miles I put on them today and yesterday, I'm very pleased with the results.
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