The new ST tires. Fact or fiction (marketing)
It is good that some manufacturers seem to be stepping up the quality of their ST tire offerings.. And even better that many of the proponents of ST tires on this forum are welcoming these new tires w...
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There is no rat. And the ST vs LT debate is foolish now.
Pay more for the LT if you want to, no one cares, its a personal choice, each have had their share failures and in most cases the reported failure is questionable.
IMO companies who make ST tires are simply feeling the heat and some have finally improved their offerings. I believe Carlisle started it all about 5-6 years back with their RH series. But very little was known about how good they were, nor their higher speed rating and many lost trust in the name due certain tires in years past failing. Now they have the HD series appears to be an even bigger leap.
I'm currently running a mix of Westlakes (75mph rated) and Carlisle HD's (81mph rating) and the HD is clearly looking better after a few thousand miles. And I ran their RH series on my previous TT for nearly 10,000 miles and they still looked great when I sold it. I'm sold on the Carlisle's and have no reason to change.
The Goodyear Endurance series looks alright so far too, and it too has a speed rating well over 65mph. But its much too new to have any real feed back.
It will be interesting what GY does with the Marathons. I question why they still produce them if the Endurance is that much better.
Pay more for the LT if you want to, no one cares, its a personal choice, each have had their share failures and in most cases the reported failure is questionable.
IMO companies who make ST tires are simply feeling the heat and some have finally improved their offerings. I believe Carlisle started it all about 5-6 years back with their RH series. But very little was known about how good they were, nor their higher speed rating and many lost trust in the name due certain tires in years past failing. Now they have the HD series appears to be an even bigger leap.
I'm currently running a mix of Westlakes (75mph rated) and Carlisle HD's (81mph rating) and the HD is clearly looking better after a few thousand miles. And I ran their RH series on my previous TT for nearly 10,000 miles and they still looked great when I sold it. I'm sold on the Carlisle's and have no reason to change.
The Goodyear Endurance series looks alright so far too, and it too has a speed rating well over 65mph. But its much too new to have any real feed back.
It will be interesting what GY does with the Marathons. I question why they still produce them if the Endurance is that much better.
