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Water Warrior 2 · 04-17-2009, 02:59 PM

Greenhorn, all tires have a coating on them to help with the removal of the tire from the mold during manufacture. The coating is not supposed to be particularly slippery but mixed in with a little wet road surface and down you go. If you are not an aggressive rider to begin with I would suggest just ride as normal(in the dry) for the first 100 miles or so. Afterthought: also check your pressures after the shop installs the tires and continue regularly for safer performance. A good quality pressure guage will happily live under the seat.

04-17-2009, 02:59 PM	#6
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Safety precautions with brand new tires??? Greenhorn, all tires have a coating on them to help with the removal of the tire from the mold during manufacture. The coating is not supposed to be particularly slippery but mixed in with a little wet road surface and down you go. If you are not an aggressive rider to begin with I would suggest just ride as normal(in the dry) for the first 100 miles or so. Afterthought: also check your pressures after the shop installs the tires and continue regularly for safer performance. A good quality pressure guage will happily live under the seat.
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