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IMO Metzlers are a death wish in even slightly damp conditions. My experience with them is after a few thousand miles they become very slippery in moderate stopping situations (dry conitions) and dangerous as condions go from dry to damp. I attribute them to a broken shoulder I received due to a slide during a normal braking situation -- I now only use AE Dunlops.
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IMO Metzlers are a death wish in even slightly damp conditions. My experience with them is after a few thousand miles they become very slippery in moderate stopping situations (dry conitions) and dangerous as condions go from dry to damp. I attribute them to a broken shoulder I received due to a slide during a normal braking situation -- I now only use AE Dunlops.
no one has III’s on or knows someone that does...
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i know this is outside the realm of what you asked, but from what i understand, the new commander 3s are being touted as a 'premium' (ie more expensive) tire as opposed to the commander 2. i haven't heard from anyone who has run them yet. the dunlop american elites are nice tires, imo. my last set i had 24,000 miles on them when i traded them out. still had plenty of tread, but it was cupping a little and there was some degradation in the ride so i went ahead and switched them. i changed them out with the avon cobra chromes and i really liked those. unfortunately, i didn't get to test the wear of them as my bike got totaled. but i will buy another set of them when these stock tires on my new bike need replacing.
my biggest beef with dunlop is their customer service. i had what i considered to be a warranty issue with a rear tire on the wife's bike and they completely blew me off. whereas avon was quick to respond to a different issue that i had with their tires. you don 't want my money? fine, i won't force you to take it.
my biggest beef with dunlop is their customer service. i had what i considered to be a warranty issue with a rear tire on the wife's bike and they completely blew me off. whereas avon was quick to respond to a different issue that i had with their tires. you don 't want my money? fine, i won't force you to take it.
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i know this is outside the realm of what you asked, but from what i understand, the new commander 3s are being touted as a 'premium' (ie more expensive) tire as opposed to the commander 2. i haven't heard from anyone who has run them yet. the dunlop american elites are nice tires, imo. my last set i had 24,000 miles on them when i traded them out. still had plenty of tread, but it was cupping a little and there was some degradation in the ride so i went ahead and switched them. i changed them out with the avon cobra chromes and i really liked those. unfortunately, i didn't get to test the wear of them as my bike got totaled. but i will buy another set of them when these stock tires on my new bike need replacing.
my biggest beef with dunlop is their customer service. i had what i considered to be a warranty issue with a rear tire on the wife's bike and they completely blew me off. whereas avon was quick to respond to a different issue that i had with their tires. you don 't want my money? fine, i won't force you to take it.
my biggest beef with dunlop is their customer service. i had what i considered to be a warranty issue with a rear tire on the wife's bike and they completely blew me off. whereas avon was quick to respond to a different issue that i had with their tires. you don 't want my money? fine, i won't force you to take it.
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anytime you put new tires on, you're gonna get that 'new bike' feeling again. it's such a gradual degradation that you don't really notice it.
the ae's are a fine tire. i just won't use them for the reasons that i put out before. but you should get a nice ride, and decent life out of them.
the ae's are a fine tire. i just won't use them for the reasons that i put out before. but you should get a nice ride, and decent life out of them.
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