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* Hey, You look like the Michelin Man! . .

Advantages: Very good grip in all weather, especially in the wet.
Disadvantages: The cost and fact that they wear faster.

Two French brothers called Edouard and Andre Michelin, owned a rubber factory. One day, a cyclist with a punctured pneumatic tyre arrived at their factory. This tyre was glued to the rim, and It took over 3 hours to remove it and repair the tyre, which th ...

smudgeybabes 01.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Michelin Pilot Sport

They are black, round, and go on the ground!

Advantages: grip, wear pattern, confidence
Disadvantages: Wear rate, but I'll update on this when they have seen more action

Michelin Pilot Road 2. These tyres are advertised as being the best of both worlds because they are a duel compound construction. The centre band of the tyre is a harder compound and is designed to give a much longer life than normal tyres, whilst the ...

titusbumus 30.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Michelin Pilot Sport

*Grip like a fishwife, & Better looking! Edited ..

Advantages: Grip in wet. Roadholding.
Disadvantages: Price is always a disadvantage, but not too expensive in this case.

I write this review from my own experience, I have gone into a corner too fast and left the road. Nothing to do with the tyres, it was all my fault, and I was just glad the tyres were as good as they were, otherwise I may not have been here to tell the ta ...

smudgeybabes 08.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Continental ContiPremiumContact Tire

Michelin Pilot Premacy

Advantages: Good all rounder
Disadvantages: Better can be had for the same money

I used to have 205/50/16 Michelin Pilot Premacy tyres fitted all round to my Ford Focus. As an all rounder the tyres themselves are pretty good In the dry the grip is excellent and not much is lost in the wet. However they are nowhere near as in the sa ...

elude 15.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Michelin Pilot Primacy

Pirelli P6000

Advantages: Will keep you on road
Disadvantages: Pricey

...few reviews already on this tyre but I will give my view and add some information for those who don't really know much about tyres, I'm not an expert so please correct me if I am wrong with any of the details. Pirelli are one of the top bra ...

lostsworld 28.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Pirelli P6000