Sportsmart 2 review
Dunlop's tyre for fast road riders who enjoy a few trackdays a year
DUNLOP launched the Sportsmart back in 2010 and it's been a popular tyre for fast road and trackday riders, offering good wet and dry grip and decent mileage but some riders found the tyre to be stiff, offering harsh feedback.
Dunlop have completely revised the Sportsmart to create the Sportsmart². Their mission has been to create a tyre that appeals to a wider range of riders of modern and older bikes, by improving comfort, handling and top speed capability while maintaining the grip and mileage and track prowess of the original tyre.
On the face of it, you might think Dunlop have made the tyre's carcass slightly softer and then added a 2 onto the tyre's name and bingo, there it is but there's a lot more going on with the Sportsmart².
The front tyre is a more V-shaped profile and features Dunlop's Jointless Belt technology (JLB) which means the tyre's belt is made from one strip, wound around the carcass instead of layering of material which eliminates overlap. The front uses a new single-compound throughout.The front tyre's 'reverse v-direction' pattern looks as if the tyre's been put on the wrong way around but Dunlop claim it's 20% better at displacing water while they also claim it has a 14% larger contact patch.
Read more here: http://www.visordown.com/product-features/dunlops-new-sportsmart-tyre-review/23610.html
DUNLOP launched the Sportsmart back in 2010 and it's been a popular tyre for fast road and trackday riders, offering good wet and dry grip and decent mileage but some riders found the tyre to be stiff, offering harsh feedback.
Dunlop have completely revised the Sportsmart to create the Sportsmart². Their mission has been to create a tyre that appeals to a wider range of riders of modern and older bikes, by improving comfort, handling and top speed capability while maintaining the grip and mileage and track prowess of the original tyre.
On the face of it, you might think Dunlop have made the tyre's carcass slightly softer and then added a 2 onto the tyre's name and bingo, there it is but there's a lot more going on with the Sportsmart².
The front tyre is a more V-shaped profile and features Dunlop's Jointless Belt technology (JLB) which means the tyre's belt is made from one strip, wound around the carcass instead of layering of material which eliminates overlap. The front uses a new single-compound throughout.The front tyre's 'reverse v-direction' pattern looks as if the tyre's been put on the wrong way around but Dunlop claim it's 20% better at displacing water while they also claim it has a 14% larger contact patch.
Read more here: http://www.visordown.com/product-features/dunlops-new-sportsmart-tyre-review/23610.html
