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Going to have to replace my front tire soon. Wondering how the Avons are holding up? Dealer said they were about $50 less than the American Elite rear (would be mounted in reverse). Looking for comments on both to help me decide.
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Don't feel bad...I had to replace my original tire after 4200 miles. The dealership acted like this was nothing unusual. Can't remember at this time what it was replaced with, but I told them to put something on it that would wear longer.
I asked the parts manager about the Avon trike specific tire and he likened it to 'snake oil'. Next time, I'm going somewhere else and buying one, especially if I don't get better mileage out of this one.
installed in January and I now have 8,900 miles on the Avon front tire. It shows very little wear and I'm really pleased with the performance.
2012 TriGlide
I have about 800 miles on the Avon front now, running 41# (started at 36, bumped up to 38) and still have that twitchy feeling, almost like buffeting the whole trike. This feel is not coming through the bars, they are stable. Dealer said the berrings were good. At first I thought it was just the difference between a new tire and the old tire with the center worn more flat. I would think if that was it, it would have improved after 800 miles. Wondering if there is an out of round issue with the new tire or a combination of the new tire and my LRS flat top windshield (buffeting feeling). Didn't notice this with the old tire & the LRS. Will talk to the dealer tomorrow. Wondering if anyone has any ideas on this??
I've only had mine for about 3000 miles, so can't comment on the longevity except I don't see any wear on it. I can comment that I like the ride better than the Dunlop that was on there before. I never asked about balancing until I picked it up from my Indie tech. He used Dynabeads. It's my first experience with them. I'm pleased with it. Caught it on sale for $99.