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Pirelli Angel ST front and rear set available on Amazon $214.00 with free shipping That's right both tires for $214.00
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Pirelli Angel ST front and rear set available on Amazon $214.00 with free shipping That's right both tires for $214.00
Totally correct. This does seem like a deal. When I searched for the tire set on amazon, the vendor came up as mass depot. They have the same deal on their website.: https://massdepot.com/PIRELLI-TIRE-ANGEL-ST-Front-Rear-set-120-70-17-180-55-17-Great price, BUT I would want to check out the date codes. Pirelli introduced the Angel GT as a replacement for the ST in 2013. I don't know if they stopped making the ST at that time or not. The GT's were supposed to last longer than the ST...
I know, for example, that Michelin has continued to make many tires for years after the "replacements" were introduced.
Don't know about Pirelli but there is no guarantee that these ST's are that old - they might have continued making the ST well after the introduction of the GT...
I agree - the Angel GT II are the current models,. The ST may be quite old stock - and that may be OK with some, but I wouldn't.Great price, BUT I would want to check out the date codes. Pirelli introduced the Angel GT as a replacement for the ST in 2013. I don't know if they stopped making the ST at that time or not. The GT's were supposed to last longer than the ST...
I know, for example, that Michelin has continued to make many tires for years after the "replacements" were introduced.
Don't know about Pirelli but there is no guarantee that these ST's are that old - they might have continued making the ST well after the introduction of the GT...
The post two above yours (#4) says 2020 or newer (with a link) so tire age shouldn't be an issue. It is generally recommended that tires should not be older than six years. Plus or minus a considerable margin depending upon storage conditions.I agree - the Angel GT II are the current models,. The ST may be quite old stock - and that may be OK with some, but I wouldn't.
The thing is that by ordering by mail you're not going to know, or they're not going to tell you, the actual date codes.
BTW - I've been riding on the Angel GT II A spec and they are an awesome tire.
I didn't notice that short sentence when I was going through the threads. So 2020 is fine, and I'd go to even three years old, but the thing is not every vendor is going to go through their stock to get you a fresh tire. And as someone else commented in here that a date doesn't matter because they're not going to last, it does matter because we don't know where those tires have been stored. So even though you're going to eat that tire up in e~6 months, how that tire is going to behave depending on its condition due to age in those 3~6 months is important - to me.The post two above yours (#4) says 2020 or newer (with a link) so tire age shouldn't be an issue. It is generally recommended that tires should not be older than six years. Plus or minus a considerable margin depending upon storage conditions.
Yes I'm there's a big difference between the two, and I never had a chance to try the ST. I was just simply stating that the current GT II are a great tire when compared to other more expensive tires.Big price difference between the ST's and GT's, approaching 2x cost for the latter....
I agree Fred. I bought a set of PR2s last winter for just over 200 plus and they worked good.I’m still able to get Michelin PR2s (yes PR2s, which I love) and Pirelli Angels on Amazon with date codes as recent as 2 years old, off of vendors on Amazon. The beauty of buying on Amazon is if you get an old date code, just send them back. No problem. No return shipping cost.
Me too - crappy after about mid-life. Ran a few sets with PR2 rear and Bridgestone fronts (at your recommendation IIRC).Yeah, i never could gell with the PR2 front tires.
I would be on board with that as well. Haven't been across the border since Covid. Used to get to New England at least two or three times per year - camping and riding.I’m still thinking about another NERDS event some day in northern VT
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