Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted March 20, 2021 Moderators Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Another recommendation for Falkens from me as well, got them on the Sterling and been very good tyres. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elysion Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 +1 for Falkens. Got a set of four on mine. Very quiet. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted March 26, 2021 Author Moderators Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 I think they are quiet too...my Falkens been really good in the wet as well, not just the dry 😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted July 31, 2022 Author Moderators Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 Having now been 18 months since fitting the falkens, less 7 months off the road and sitting around, the Falkens are still working well. I have to say the loss of grip under acceleration, under damp conditions, has started again though. This happened with the Maxx too so I am now beginning to conclude that once the tyre gets over half worn the Elysion just can't deal with it. ( editors note : Maybe the driver could lay off the gas ? 🤣 ) The new Falken FK 520 series is out but at £125.... gulp !! Rainsport 5 are 105 quid.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted November 30, 2022 Author Moderators Report Share Posted November 30, 2022 Today was puncture day, having had two front flats by way of the lentil problem I came out at lunchtime to find the front right, offside, tyre flat again.....wtf, not another lentil day... No , this time it was a screw down the side wall 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Remember that £125 Falken 520 series I mentioned in July....well had to buy it today, no one would repair the puncture as it does not comply with some government, safety, do-gooder certification...to be fair the tyre was torn down sideways, doesn’t look that bad in the pic though, when the screw came out.. Front tyre at that so 125 quid had to be spent for peace of mind and safety. 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted November 30, 2022 Moderators Report Share Posted November 30, 2022 I feel your pain Pete, picked up what i thought was a stone in the OSR tyre on the Jag the other day, next morning the tyre was flat. Had a look yesterday and although i can't see a screw (or the remains of) in the tread, the sidewalls look pretty crumpled and don't sound good moving a short, slow distance to view the part of the tyre that was at the bottom. Yet to fit the spare (glad i bought a "real" spare now!) and see how bad it is, whether it's fixable or not but i suspect the worst. In that case i'll use the pram-wheel (space saver) spare as the emergency use one until next year and then see about a complete set, seeing as the Pirelli P7s on the back have never inspired confidence! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted November 30, 2022 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 30, 2022 4 hours ago, PTR200S said: No , this time it was a screw down the side wal Looking at the pic, it makes me wonder how on earth the screw went in accidentally at that angle??? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted November 30, 2022 Author Moderators Report Share Posted November 30, 2022 42 minutes ago, PaulS said: Looking at the pic, it makes me wonder how on earth the screw went in accidentally at that angle??? Me too !! I did wonder if they original perpetrators of the green lentil brigade had come back to target my "suv" with an impact gun and screw but surely they would have done all the tyres ??? You are just making me more paranoid that someone has got it " infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me !!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted December 3, 2022 Author Moderators Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 In a turn up for the book type moment I was unable to test the pressure on the new tyre after only two days since it was fitted. The schrader valve seemed to be stuck down the barrel of the valve but not leaking either ?? 🙃🙃 A trip back to the tyre fitter this morning, thinking it was the new tyre fitting, revealed ANOTHER lentil down the valve, or rather bits of it... someone is targeting the van, someone that knows where I park ???? Can't be two incidents within a week unless someone is targeting it. Removed, new schrader fitted and all good again...getting a bit p[$$€d off now.....🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted December 3, 2022 Moderators Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 Bloody vegetarians! 🤬 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member PaulS Posted December 3, 2022 Founding Member Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 Could you not simply remove the schraeder core (small tool needed) & fit a new one (one from a spare tyre or schraeder bicycle inner tube will do if you ortherwise cannot put your hands on one)? I have done that several times myself with leaky schraeder valves.... simple to do at minimum cost - however you would need to pump up the tyre again... I guess you have a compressor... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted December 3, 2022 Author Moderators Report Share Posted December 3, 2022 Yes, as I said the tyre place fitted another schrader and all seems OK again. The valve now sits up at the correct place in the outer so I can check the pressure again 😛 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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