Douglas 205-70-15

Well I did it and so far it feels great.
I purchased a Douglas 205-70-15 Xtra Trac II at Wally World 60.00
Mounted up really easy seated at about 75 psi and balanced in at 1 oz
Running it at 35 psi and all feels good.
I've been burning thru Metz's every 6 months and it was starting to get expensive...

Congrats! You'll like that tire. Take some pics and post em when you get a chance.

Any good riding there in AZ?

Good choice.....I found 41 lbs to be my sweet spot....



Jerry

Same tire I have on my bike! $61 and it should last 30k miles!

Snow tires are cheaper up here....... I think it was $40 plus tax and state usage tax. About $45 plus $10 for mounting.....

Jerry

I took this with my phone about 10:00pm last evening just after the wheel was put on the bike.
If you look the axle nut wasn't even tight yet or the plate remounted.
As for riding in Az you can't beat it we ride all year and you can be in the pines in about 30-45 min from PHX

Comparing our tires it looks like the pattern has changed a lot......

Jerry

Dbgorange wrote:I took this with my phone about 10:00pm last evening just after the wheel was put on the bike.
If you look the axle nut wasn't even tight yet or the plate remounted.
As for riding in Az you can't beat it we ride all year and you can be in the pines in about 30-45 min from PHX

Awesome dude! Thanks for the pics! I also added you to the darkside list! Glad to have you on our side!

Come back after about couple 1000 miles or so and give us a full review! Thanks!


..........................twin


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Nice to see you back twin. yep, I missed you.
Was wondering were you been.

wayne wrote:Nice to see you back twin. yep, I missed you.
Was wondering were you been.

Working my @$$ off! Man, I can't even get to go home and looks like I will be working 12's and 16's all the way to Christmas day!......

Miss you guys too!

.............................bobby


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Thats good your working.
Bring home the bacon.
I am between jobs right now, but have a bunch comeing up, its rough being a contractor, I dont get unemplyment.

I bumped it to 40psi last evening and the loops at the freeway inter change felt much more stable, so much that i really wasn't paying the tire much attention at all.

jedishon wrote:Good choice.....I found 41 lbs to be my sweet spot....



Jerry

Dbgorange wrote:I bumped it to 40psi last evening and the loops at the freeway inter change felt much more stable, so much that i really wasn't paying the tire much attention at all.

jedishon wrote:Good choice.....I found 41 lbs to be my sweet spot....



Jerry

When you quit paying attention to the tire you've found the sweet spot........
Now you can really start to enjoy the tire....

Jerry

It's great having to worry more about your front end coming up than your back end spinning out...... Wide side is cool, Dark side rules!

be sure a give a report after you get 1000 miles or so on it....

Jerry