Dunlop to Bridgestone

[mark28]

Has any one made the change from Dunlop to Bridgestone tyres?The Dunlops are getting hard to find in the correct rear compound and this will only get worse as I hear they are no longer making them.I know Bridgestone do the correct sizes so need advice on compounds.I usually run a soft front/med rear in the Dunlops.Also how does feedback compare?I'm just starting out on a new 3YL so might as well make the change now.

This thread is about slicks not road tyres BTW.Thanks.

[Eddy321]

Just did the switch early June.
The only Dunlops we can get here (North America, more precisely Canada) are made in Buffalo NY.
The rear medium (only compound available) has a very stiff carcass, takes a lot of heat to work.
Front slicks were only available in medium compound...same stiffness in carcass, lost the front at less than racing speed (on a bumpy track). Then the distributor had a batch of special soft made...did not try them as I had the hardest time to make the rear work. The tire felt heavy and very stiff to the touch.

I switched to Bridgestone on Sunday therefore I only had 1 practice session to get used to them before racing.
I used soft front and rear. They felt like UK made Dunlops (soft ones that is).
They were a bit too soft for my riding so next I'll be trying the mediums.
The softer carcass made a huge difference in my bike's behavior compare to the US made Dunlops.
But most of all I have a choice of compounds...and was able to drop 2 seconds a lap on a 4.03 km, 15 corner track. I would have done similar lap times on a UK made soft front and medium rear.
My last year UK made rear medium was good for a long time...I did not have time to see how long the Bridgestone will last yet.
Hope it helps!
Eddy

[mark28]

Thanks Eddy,that's the sort of feedback I hoped for,Better get shopping.

[mark28]

I've oredered a set and been given some hot tyre pressures.Just wondered what you ran them at Eddy?

[Neiltziom]

Mark, where are you buying your Bridgestone slicks from in the UK?