Steamer tires

[Earthscape]

I recently asked Shinko USA if they had any plans to make the 805 in a 140/80-17 size, this was their response:

"We are going to expand the 804/805 line and yes this is the one of the sizes that we will be building but unfortunately it won't be until next year."

[ghulst]

I will do my best. They'll be mounted this Thursday, so I hope the weather will be decent enough to ride the Tiger a lot in the coming weeks.

[ghulst]

Before (about 1mm left on the old Anakee II's):


After:

Tiger on new Anakee III's. Not been able to feel much yet, but I'll probably do 1500km on them next week to run them in. :)

[JoeDirt]

Full review with pictures this time...

Very nice... picture is worth 1000 words.

[Mustang]

 

[nickjtc]

Nice to see a tyre that does not wear 'square'.

[ghulst]

The Anakee II's weren't all that square. They were just very bald.

I am really interested to see what the III's behave like. I've only done a couple of miles back from the shop to my house. Performed very nicely on that stretch, but I rode them carefully as they are new... Will update after my run to Germany next week.

[fishnbiker]

Contis ...

[ghulst]

Ok, put about 1300km on the Anakee III's now. They're nice tires. Enough grip on the road in wet and dry, so no complaints there. There has been a lot of wind on my trip, so I did notice it moved sideways a bit too easy for my liking. However, that might also just have been the difference between new tires and my old ones, which were getting a little flatter in the middle.

[tjmann0]

I have had the anakee 3s on mine for a couple of years and have been great for my road riding 

[ghulst]

I am pretty happy with them. Will take them on an allroad offroad day in June. Looking forward to see how they behave then.

[fishnbiker]

Avon Gripster on a 21" front & Heidenau on the 17" rear. Good compromise for both pavement & the gravel highways here in British Columbia

[Earthscape]

Well, look what just showed up in Steamer size...

http://www.shinkotireusa.com/tire/804-and-805-series