[Miata] T1-R Info

[Keith Tanner]

I'm not personally an Azenis fan myself - I think they're too
compromised a tire for anything but competition use, and they're not
as good as a pure competition tire in that case - but they're not the
king of the hill in the "street tire" class anymore. GRM has done some
testing recently comparing the newcomers, that's worth checking out.
Tire Rack has also done some testing of the non-Azenis contenders
(given that they don't sell Azenises, that's understandable) and you
can find the results on their website.

Keith

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Berck E. Nash <flyboy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Keith Tanner wrote:
>> The 205/50-15 Ecsta MX has been on backorder for so long that I no
>> longer consider it an option. It's been over a year since they were
>> available. Since that time, there have been some other good options
>> appear on the market such as the RE01R, the Direzza Z1 and the Hankook
>> R-S2. It's all a matter of how sticky and for how long - and how much
>
> STILL?  It's looking like I'm sticking (pun intended) with Falkens next
> time around, then.
>
> Are the Bridgerocks or Dunlop stickier than the Azenis?  It's so hard to
> find good comparison data on tires like this.
>
> The REO1R and the Dunlops are a bit more pricey ($115 and $90) than
> Azenis ($79).  The Hankooks are ever-so-slightly cheaper ($73), but I
> really hated the previous best Hankook (before the R-S2 came out), so
> I'm disinclined on the brand, especially since the tread design looks
> just like the one I had.  (They weren't very sticky at all, but wore out
> just like a much stickier tire.)
>
> (prices quoted for 15")
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