Pirelli Angels - $25 gift cert on Revzilla

[Inhouse Bob]

There are a constant stream of queries on Facebook groups asking who does tire installs around here. My thinking is that "If you build it they will come." Cycle Gear Springfield, get a machine and a tech and the world will beat a path to your door.

[Gone in 60]

$140-$200 for a tire swap? Dang, I thought Southern California was bad. My guy charges $40 a piece for walk-in swaps if you don't buy from him, but he's the only guy in Orange County who hasn't boogered up my rims doing the job, which makes it worth it for me.

And, since he hasn't been returning my calls, business must be good... or he's closed... oh crap.

[E11even_Hunnit]

$140-$200 for a tire swap? Dang, I thought Southern California was bad. My guy charges $40 a piece for walk-in swaps if you don't buy from him, but he's the only guy in Orange County who hasn't boogered up my rims doing the job, which makes it worth it for me.

And, since he hasn't been returning my calls, business must be good... or he's closed... oh crap.

Yup, guess they cater exclusively to the wallets of the Silicon Valley Ducati douches

Might be worth noting that I could've driven 35 miles to Hayward and probably found something cheaper, but then there goes half my day and precious time to get other things done in my case.

All in all CycleGear is a decent option provided you don't have any other alternatives and you can take off your own wheels

[SCCBrider_imp]

Correct. Not all CycleGear locations offer tire mounting, apparently it's only their busier locations that have the machines from what I saw.

Cost for the service is $50 per tire when you bring your own rubber, and then you get 50% off when you buy from them/Revzilla/JP Cycles, making it $25 per tire. I was also charged for old tire disposal & valve/weights, so add another ~$20 for a grand total of ~$70ish, again pricing may vary slightly based on state.

I live in the Bay area where any and all motorcycle shops want to rip you a new one. I was quoted as low as $140 and as high as $200 for the job, then I found out about the cycle gear option so I just went for it, although I did have to remove my own wheels. I thought it was reasonable all things considered.

Looks like they got bought out, and the company that owns them now also owns Revzilla, and J&P Cycles. Two thumbs up for me, because I have one locally. Retire showed up today. Expect the front in a day, or so.

[Redbird_imp]

Got my Angel GTs. The front tire shows a date of the 19th week of 2019 and was made in Germany. The rear tire shows a date of 51st week of 2019 and was made in China. "Italian" tires not made in Italy for sure.

[peterbaron]

Hm... I think you gonna have dog tracking problem with these tires...due to fact that Germany and China are located on different parallel

[Gone in 60]

So, with so many things going on in my orbit, I hadn't had the chance to have my new Pirellis mounted. But, fate intervened, and told me it was time. I went to move the CB to get to my car, and the rear was flat. Had a nice little nail in it. No wonder my last ride home felt a bit weird.

Finally connected with my usual tire swap shop, called Riders Revelation in Costa Mesa and got the new tires mounted. I put them back on today and went for a quick scrub-in ride.

This shop found a pretty innovative way of doing "no-contact" business with the current situation. On the front counter, there was a computer, printer, webcam, speakers and credit card scanner. The screen saver on the computer said to please call a phone number. The shop owner answered and came up on the screen. He was working from home, but had a tech working in the back shop area. He had me put my new tires and my wheels near the front desk.

I came back today to pick them up. The newly mounted wheels were leaning against the counter. The shop owner came up on the computer screen, and had me scan my credit card, and he sent a receipt to the printer on the counter. I grabbed the wheels and was on my way. Pretty interesting.

[the Ferret]

Wow that is contactless lol

[E11even_Hunnit]

Sounds like a pretty good experience. Crazy to see all these small business quickly adopt new technologies and processes during the COVID era.

What are your thoughts on the tires so far?

I'll be checking tire pressures and heading to La Honda later on today to put a nick on the "Angel" imprint on the chicken strips

[Gone in 60]

So far, so good. Like any brand new tire, I guess, they felt really weird rolling out of my garage, but started to feel better the more I rode. I probably put about 10 miles on them.