Hi all, my bike currently has a set of completely buggered Bridgestone S20's fitted, now I was hoping that these would last through till spring but with this autumn being good that hasn't happened, but the weather will no doubt change soon and I don't want to fit another set then have the bike sitting around. So I have a front part worn S20 with good tread left on it and a BT012 rear also with plenty tread, I won't be pushing the bike hard just the odd ride out on nice days, so will fitting these tyres be ok
I have never had a problem with mis matched tyres, as long as it not mixing a touring front and a super sticky rear or something like that you shouldnt have any problems
Personally i wouldn't be happy with mis-matched tyres, even more so with the weather turning colder & road conditions only going to deteriorate, it just isn't worth the risk. If the bike needs 2 new tyres and you have the funds to purchase them, put them on it certainly won't do them any harm over the winter period and if you decide to go for a ride out at least you know your bike is as safe as can be
bridgestone reply on the topic : Q can you mix tires .... Yes and no. It is a good idea to keep front and rear tyres a matched pair. All tyre manufacturers recommend this as the performance parameters from different manufacturers are different. You can mix say a BT56 front with a BT57 rear. These are both Bridgestone tyres but with slightly different characteristics, in laymans terms the 56 is grippier than a 57, and the grippier tyre always goes on the front, this is an OK mix. A Bridgestone rear and a Dunlop front is not agood mix.
