Can anyone recommend a low profile tyre (225/40 - 18") that won't develop a sidewall bulge after encountering a few potholes?

I've been going with Michelin Pilot Sport - which is a good grippy tyre, but seems to break in to bulges at the slightest hint of an uneven surface. Not just a bad batch either, I've purchased about nine of these over the past few years (through Costco), and yet again I've just found three of my tyres have sidewall bulges. The inability of Glasgow City Countil to keep their roads in any sort of safe and reasonable state doesn't help...but thats for another thread!!

I'm looking for something that has a reassuring grip in the wet as well as being solid enough to withstand the rough and tumble of poorly maintained roads used extensively by busses and HGVs, built above disused coal mines.... :S

ive suffered the same had some avons on my corsavxr 225/35/18 6mill tread each one suffered sidewall damage.i replaced them with continental at a cost of £300.Now 1 of those that was fitted 2000 miles ago has got an outerwall buldge.Ihate pot holes!!

Can anyone recommend a low profile tyre (225/40 - 18") that won't develop a sidewall bulge after encountering a few potholes?

I've been going with Michelin Pilot Sport - which is a good grippy tyre, but seems to break in to bulges at the slightest hint of an uneven surface. Not just a bad batch either, I've purchased about nine of these over the past few years (through Costco), and yet again I've just found three of my tyres have sidewall bulges. The inability of Glasgow City Countil to keep their roads in any sort of safe and reasonable state doesn't help...but thats for another thread!!

I'm looking for something that has a reassuring grip in the wet as well as being solid enough to withstand the rough and tumble of poorly maintained roads used extensively by busses and HGVs, built above disused coal mines.... :S

Take pictures of the pot holes, and submit to the council and claim for a new tyre, and do it every time you have the problem

till they repair the pot hole(s)

Radiotwo

In 2005, Glasgow council stated it'd cost them £100million to fix all the pot holes in the area...5-years later its worse than ever, but Allister Darling's budget is going to provide £100 million extra to fix all the potholes in England, Scotland and Wales. Something doesn't add up!

Mind you...they did mange to find the money to invest in speed bumps all along the roads worst effected by potholes. Very curious!

I'll certainly try claiming, but the problem will never go away so going to try and invest in tyres that are most resistant to the holey roads!

Yokohama Parada Spec II's come with a reinforced sidewall option.

How about don't drive into potholes?

If my wheel goes down a pot hole, my sump will connect with the road surface, so I tend to look out for them!

How about don't drive into potholes?

If my wheel goes down a pot hole, my sump will connect with the road surface, so I tend to look out for them!

Glasgow is pretty bad, there's a particularly nasty one here: Hidden Trench which is all but invisible as you approach round the corner. I've never come across a pothole like it. It's a 6-10 inch deep trench with a vertical lip, but because of a few bodged repairs the colour hides it, especially at night. Only option is to go through it slowly and aim to avoid bottoming out on entry / exit.

There's some bad trenches on the dumbarton road too. Out towards where i live (different council) it's a lot better, but there's still a few.

Glasgow council are really poor in comparison to all the surrounding council's roads i drive on Wonder if the pot hole problem was what finally did Mr Purcel in

Glasgow council are really poor in comparison to all the surrounding council's roads i drive on Wonder if the pot problem was what finally did Mr Purcel in

It was Charlie apparently .

Avoiding pot holes is easier said than done - I hit one on the Carmunnock bypass at about 60mph - couldn't brake in time and couldn't swerve to avoid it as traffic was coming on the other side of the road - couldn't do anything other than brace myself for it.

Glasgow's roads are currently akin to what you would expect in rural Albania or Romania.

It was Charlie apparently .

lol

Glasgow is pretty bad, there's a particularly nasty one here: Hidden Trench which is all but invisible as you approach round the corner. I've never come across a pothole like it. It's a 6-10 inch deep trench with a vertical lip, but because of a few bodged repairs the colour hides it, especially at night. Only option is to go through it slowly and aim to avoid bottoming out on entry / exit.

There's some bad trenches on the dumbarton road too. Out towards where i live (different council) it's a lot better, but there's still a few.

Glasgow council are really poor in comparison to all the surrounding council's roads i drive on Wonder if the pot hole problem was what finally did Mr Purcel in

YEP IVE BEEN DOWN THAT ONE IN MY SCENIC AND HAD TOREPLACE TO FRONT 2 FRONT SPRINGS .

Bridgestone S03 PPs are almost indestrucible.

However, the price you pay is in comfort and wet grip. In the dry they're sensational with the right setup. Can be a bit on/off though, again, a symptom of the stiff sidewall.

I have Pirelli PZero Nero and never had a problem. Had them on the car first and then tried Falken FK452 and potholes got three of them in a few week. Got some Bridgestones and they went the same. So bought another set of Pzero and not a problem since.

Some of the roads I travel are really bad and I live in Ireland.

I always use Pirelli PZero Nero. Pothole proof me thinks.