[Mg-t] TC Tires

[Clive Sherriff]

No one has done scientific comparisons of the various tyres so its all down 
to known experience on one hand and a combination of publicity and snake oil 
advertising on the other.  Tyres do not work well when oiled.

Blockleys are the current wizz bang "latest iPhone" in the market, based 
entirely on publicity and hype though it seems to me.  They do look nice on 
1920s and 1930s cars with their old fashioned chunky tread, but sadly such 
treads were obsolete by the time of the TA and TB, and even more so when TC 
production started after the War.  The tread is not appropriate to the TC 
era but ok for more vintage stuff - Js Ps and K3s etc look good with them. 
I have seen a number of Blockley tyres that have thrown treads or pieces of 
treads though.

In my experience the original, easily available old Dunlop B5 is the best 
solution for handling in both dry and wet, and for steering accuracy and 
manoeuvring.  I have never worn one out before it was too old to be safe on 
the car.  Blockleys being designed as a road/race tyre may need more heat in 
them to work well than would be normal for our road tyres.

I've no axe to grind for any make, just personal experience.

Clive
Oxford, UK
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lawrie Alexander" <lawrie at britcars.com>
To: "MMM Group" <mg-mmm at autox.team.net>; <mg-t at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:23 PM
Subject: [Mg-t] TC Tires


> Many thanks to all who responded. Apparently, few people have tried the 
> Excelsior Comp V, one person who has saying they are not good in the wet. 
> I never liked being a guinea pig!
>
> My experience with Firestones is that they offer very little grip when 
> cornered hard and wear out quickly, while Dunlops are very expensive. I'm 
> therefore going to try a set of Blockleys - the make most often 
> recommended by those who replied.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Lawrie
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