Is Bridgestone a good tire?

mrbigal81

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I need a new tire and Chaparral has Bridgestones really cheap. are these good tires? I need something that will hold up to a CR500
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Thanks,
Alan
 

Layton

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First of all you need to find out which Bridgestone tire they have and list it.
Also, what are you using the bike for. A hard slick mx track would require a different tire than a muddy enduro.

Let us know.
 

mrbigal81

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its a intermediate to hard terrain tire. i ride mostly on hard dirt tracks or fields. i also ride alot on pavment going from place to place so i figured if i got a tire for hard terrain it would hold up.
 

LWilson250

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As I understand it soft terrain tires are made of a very hard compound and hard terrain tires are made of a softer compound so they grip better. I would get soft terrain tires because they last longer.

Lee W.
 

marcusgunby

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The bridgestones would be good on the pavement(for a mx tyre) but not much else.
 

SCHLAVA

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Actually I've used the m77 and 78's in east coast rock runs and they worked very well.
 

Wraith

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I agree. I used the 78 rear in alot of ledge rock, mud, roots, and all of the other nasty crap you'd find in the woods. And got a very good life, and traction out of it.
 

Lorin

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I ran the Bridgestone ED 78 on the back of my 500 and wasnt pleased at all. forward traction was decent, but as soon as you turned the tire would slip rather easily. The side knobs didnt hook up real well. I ran the tire for 3 months and then gave it away. Try the IRC m5b. Wears real well and tracks great + you can get it as large as a 140 if you have an 18' rim.
 

MONKEYMOUSE

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Ya know there a section of Firestone!!?!!:uh:
 

LaRider20

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I currently run a Pirelli MT44 on the front, and it hooks up extremely well, and it's reasonably priced. It also throws off mud very well.
 

bwalker

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Keep in mind that Bridgstone supports the enviroweenies. Try a Michelin s-12.
 

jfisher304

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I didn't know that Bridgestone supported the enviro-nazis..........that sucks. I'm glad I didn't buy a set this time around.......I went with s-12s and am very impressed.......I just wish they came in a 110-90-19 instead of the 120-80-19........the xtra width makes it feel weird in turns for some reason. The lower profile of the front seems to help though......not quite as short as a 20 but shorter than a 21.
 
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