06-14-2020, 11:45 PM
I have about 300 miles on my new upsized Angel GTs and they've really transformed the bike. Went on a group ride Saturday, then around 30 miles with my wife riding pillion in the evening, then an extremely twisty 110 miles solo yesterday.
Had to keep reminding myself that the amount of confidence I was feeling with the new tires was likely in excess of my personal abilities (aka, slow down!). Obviously how long they last remains to be seen but I cannot fault the ride, grip, or handling thus far.
Between the 120f/160r as well as installing the narrower type II handlebars I was concerned about heavy steering, but if there has been a change it's not perceptible to me.
Speedometer is reading maybe ~3mph higher at 4k in 5th (stock tire size yielded 3.5k at 65mph, 4k at 70). Speed limiter kicks in at an indicated ~115 but my phone said top speed for yesterday's ride was 112.
Had to keep reminding myself that the amount of confidence I was feeling with the new tires was likely in excess of my personal abilities (aka, slow down!). Obviously how long they last remains to be seen but I cannot fault the ride, grip, or handling thus far.
Between the 120f/160r as well as installing the narrower type II handlebars I was concerned about heavy steering, but if there has been a change it's not perceptible to me.
Speedometer is reading maybe ~3mph higher at 4k in 5th (stock tire size yielded 3.5k at 65mph, 4k at 70). Speed limiter kicks in at an indicated ~115 but my phone said top speed for yesterday's ride was 112.