Yet another punctured rear tire. Question about mixing tires?

I just pulled a four inch, unthreaded, flat-tipped bolt out of my rear tire. I thought I hit a marble sized rock yesterday, but apparently it was this monster. I still can't see how it happened. This is my third punctured rear tire in 13k miles...

Anyhow, I have a question. I was already thinking about switching from roadsmarts to Q2s but I can't afford to get a new front tire as well at the moment. Is it a bad idea to run a Q2 on the rear and a Roadsmart up front? Thoughts?

 

I have a conti on the back and a pilot on the front. I personally don't think it matters.

 

Don't mix radial and bias ply. Not up on each brand.

 

Personally I think there's alot of over hype regarding mixing tires. I'm running a bias rear POS on one of my bikes and I believe the front is a metzler radial. No problems. I'd say the biggest thing to worry about is not fitting a rear tire that is stickier than the front.

 

Hm, well I'm proposing just that: a Q2 in the back, and a Roadsmart in the front. The Q2 is much stickier.

 

Yeah, you don't want that. The front needs to be as sticky or stickier than the rear. If not.. hello mr. high side.

 

I don't think it's a problem.
A high side is caused by the rear tyre loosing grip and sliding out, then regaining it and coming back violently. Or a large hump on the road mid corner and suspension bottoming out while your butt is still on the seat. Both of these cause you to get catapulted of your bike.
Mixing tyres is more of a problem if you ride to the limit, both tyres will have different characteristics and react differently.
If you are sensible, there is no problem.
Buy what you can when you can and enjoy the bike, most people do the same.

 

Ok, maybe not a "technical" high side by definition. But if there's gonna be any tire slip, it's better off with the rear
Great read on tire choices:
http://canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/tires.php

"So at the very least, avoid at all costs putting on a stickier/grippier rear tire than the front tire. To do otherwise and you could easily find yourself in a situation where the traction of the rear tire overwhelms the traction of the front tire."

 

If you just commute from A to B It will be fine......

 

Thanks for the feedback guys, and the comment about the rear tire's traction overwhelming the front actually does make perfect, physical sense. The only thing is, you'd have to do something that demands more grip from the front than it can handle. My front tire has about 6,000 miles on it, so as soon as I have a little more spare cash I'll just switch it to a Q2 as well this spring. In the mean-time, I'll just be commuting around town anyway so I should be fine.

 

try to keep them matched as much as you can. Change front and rear at same time as much as you can understanding that you have to account for e unforeseen puncture. Do my own tire work and you'd be surprised at the the amount and type of wear there is on the front when it is deflated and off the rim even though it looked fine on the bike.
Look for tire combo sales from places. You can get a pair of Q2s for $219, BT016 pros for$226 or a set of Q3s for $249 online.

 

With a track record of bigass things in your rear (tire) It ain't gonna be much of a difference for long anyway.

Doubting that you even would think of mixing a "POS"

bias ply with a radial on a VFR ain't real smart.

Slicks, knobbies, ice racing and paddle tires too.

 

Peeps in third world country will use whatever available .....All tires are rated and DOT approval
You will be find just don't ride like Rossie

 

Third world includes LA.

 

They also Carry 1200 ducks on their motorcycle and whole families. And they are limited to 400 CC and most are around 100. So we dont have to do what they do elsewhere.

Link >>http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-120531-ducks-jb.photoblog900.jpg

Link >>http://www.worldsupertravel.com/wp-...ily-with-babies-in-afganastan-middle-east.jpg

 

I've never had any problems with mixing tyres, as long as the profile/compound are similar. Rear tyre wears out 1st & then when the front wears you can then play catch up. The thing with tyres though, it can play with your head, if you trust them 100% means that its the last thing you have to worry about going for a ride. Don't trust them, then your 2nd guessing & it can come back to bite you on the arse.

 

As long as theres no wires and some tread available... I'm still gonna always be game.