hotprops wrote on 04/22/18 at 11:58:03:JOG ,on a basic level i agree. I am just too broken at my age to do work like that any more. and he is a friend and runs a very large, tight business selling and repairing used bikes only ,his shop /his rules. and i can somewhat understand his side of the story as i am a A&P and IA and have to deal with the FAA on rules of compliance on aircraft . also we live in a very litigious society. just looking for the hives advice on the best rear tire.
The safest, best tire rubber is not available in the Stock size.
We aren't clipping wings on a Cessna with a reciprocating saw, it's a tire, proven to work fine for many thousands of miles by everyone here.
Exactly ZERO people here in the fifteen years I've been here have ever reported one issue with using a different tire.
Your friend needs to spend a few minutes
Being
Your
Friend and do the job the way you want it.