Another tyre myth put to bed by Avon

[R2B2]

You CAN use emery or suchlike to scrub in their tyres, you don't HAVE to do it on the road!

The releasing agent they use to stop the tyre sticking to the hot mould is now a simple water based product........ which does dry onto the surface of the tyre, but doesn't penetrate it at all.

So as long as the tread surface is abrased, the job is done they said.

 

[D.S.]

now watch all the chicken strips on barges up and down the country disappear, followed by more bar stool "stories" of extreme lean angles :}

 

[Centaur]

Emery paper?

Never thought of that.......always used a wire brush.....gives that ragged effect. c7u8

 

[davet]

You CAN use emery or suchlike to scrub in their tyres, you don't HAVE to do it on the road!

The releasing agent they use to stop the tyre sticking to the hot mould is now a simple water based product........ which does dry onto the surface of the tyre, but doesn't penetrate it at all.

So as long as the tread surface is abrased, the job is done they said.

Your taking all the fun out of scrubing tyres in :-:

 

[Stuey]

So all them guys who ride round like girls for the first 100 miles, coz it says you have to scrub them in gently, don't have to bother anymore.
I've always figured that when you've leant the bike over once on each side it was job done anyway.

Stu

 

[Centaur]

Stuey

I know when I worked for Michelin the release agent was not water based and it definitely paid to scrub in progressively so you always had a portion of the tyre that was scrubbed in giving some grip. Times change.....sometimes for the better. At my age I'll probably keep doing it my way.

 

[R2B2]

Quite right Bill.

And that was also the case with Avon's release agent too until this new stuff was available. Prior to that there was a degree of penetration which took more scrubbing in to make safe (I think they said the old stuff was even oil [petroleum] based!)

Not sure what Bridgestone and others are doing now, presumably they would be using the new stuff also......... as it would surely be cheaper?

 

[Centaur]

Probably not Rob

I would think Avons release formula is a closely guarded secret. I know when I worked for Michelin I ran the metallic fabric and tringle rooms and I just about had to sign the official secrets act (in French of course.lol) They wqere fanatically secretive about what rubber was used and what processes. It was always a concernabout the release agent even on heavyweight tyres.

 

[Pugwash]

Been riding mine like a girl for over 12 months now. They "need" it on my tyres.