Art Webb wrote on 11/20/15 at 10:50:32:I think I'm the only member who recommended the Pirellis, and that was based on rider reports on another site, not my own experience
Youzguyz report has me wondering now if I should not recomend these tires, since I've not used them myself
I'm running the Pirellis front and rear and have no complaints. They are much better than the stock IRCs (which were garbage to begin with). I don't ride in the wet if I can help it so I can't judge these tires in that department. On dry pavement they've never let me down (literally!
) I decided to go with the 140/90 in the rear. I HIGHLY recommend doing so!
Dave wrote on 11/21/15 at 12:13:44:Bottom line for me.....the 140/90-15 works fine. If you ride a lot of highway, it will be a suitable size....maybe not better for you if you mostly ride country back roads and like to quickly carve the curves
I ride mostly country back roads. The 140/90 is a great tire there too. It probably doesn't handle as well as a shorter sidewall 140/80 but I think the difference, for me, is negligible. I checked the speedometer against a bicycle computer with the 140/80 and the 140/90, and the 140/90 seems to be dead accurate. Obviously there are manufacturer differences in tire size. I think I read somewhere a million years ago that manufacturers are allowed by law to deviate up to 7% of listed dimensions.
140/90-15
should be 24.92" tall. If what I said above is true then it could potentially range from 24.22"-25.6". I'm sure better brands have tighter QC and build their products accordingly.