As in my 125,000 miles report with a Yeti 110 we started out with Dunlop SP Sport 01 and the Mrs returned on average 35 - 38,000 miles on the front. Later on we were recommended Michelin Cross Climate 98V tyres and the grip was better in the wet and in winter travelling around 100 miles return trip to work. Have just put new Cross Climate tyres on the back and taken off the front ones that had covered 55,000 miles with 2.3 mm of tread starting form new at just over 7mm. Back ones now on the front have around 5mm on them. Very impressed with the tyres and travelling to Germany in the winter. They cost a bit more but seem to cover a greater mileage than the Dunlop's.

 

Flying Brick

A rather late update, went with 4 new MICHELIN Cross Climate + just before MOT was due, great tyre, big reduction on road noise.

They do get lots of stones stuck in them though!

Found my way here while searching for Yeti tyre recommendations, and I'm mildly surprised to hear I'm not the only one whose Michelin Supremacy 3s are cracking on the shoulder. The only difference is mine have covered a mere 17k miles and are just 3 years old. Guess what I'm not going to replace them with?

You might want to consider Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen2. Very quiet, comfortable with excellent road holding and feel. I swapped from Goodyear Efficient grips as summer tyres and Nokian winter tyres to avoid changing wheels twice a year and the 4 Seasons have been a revelation. Excellent tyres.

5 hours ago, muppix said:

Michelin Supremacy 3s are cracking on the shoulder

 

Do the Michelin Primacy tyres get cleaned regularly?

Is the inside edge showing cracks?

 

Thanks AG Falco

14 hours ago, AGFalco said:

Do the Michelin Primacy tyres get cleaned regularly?

Is the inside edge showing cracks?

 

I clean the Yeti approximately every 2-4 weeks, depending on weather. Autoglym  car shampoo on the body and wheels, which are treated with traffic film remover first to loosen any stubborn brake dust. The tyres themselves are cleaned with water only and I don’t use tyre dressing.

 

The inside edges of the Michelins are showing signs of cracking too, but rather than a series of small fissures as per outside shoulder, the inside shoulder has just one deep crack. Glad I’m getting them replaced early next week, that’s sobering stuff...

 

 

17 hours ago, Expatman said:

You might want to consider Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen2. Very quiet, comfortable with excellent road holding and feel. I swapped from Goodyear Efficient grips as summer tyres and Nokian winter tyres to avoid changing wheels twice a year and the 4 Seasons have been a revelation. Excellent tyres.

 

Thanks for the heads-up, but I’ve already ordered a set of Goodyear Efficient Grips and they’re going on Monday / Tuesday next week. Not too worried about winter performance as the climate is a touch milder here on the Isle of Man, but then again I’m not sure if ‘summer’ is entirely appropriate either. ;)

Goodyear Efficient grips are excellent tyres for the Yeti and if winter performance not a concern then I would have stayed with them. However in North Yorkshire winters can be a bit harsher hence I decided to go with All Season tyres.

On 25/06/2020 at 16:00, muppix said:

Found my way here while searching for Yeti tyre recommendations, and I'm mildly surprised to hear I'm not the only one whose Michelin Supremacy 3s are cracking on the shoulder. The only difference is mine have covered a mere 17k miles and are just 3 years old. Guess what I'm not going to replace them with?

I'm guessing you meant Primacy 3?

 

Yes one of ours is going slightly that way, but I've been to 3 independent tyre places who have explained that the tyres are safe to drive and the tread cracking like that is cosmetic, but to keep an eye on it. Sidewall cracks are a different matter.

 

Believe me, I'm as big a worrier as the next person but after looking into the way tyres are constructed and speaking to people in the trade my mind is at rest. 

 

The outer treat is a completely different component to the rubber/compounds which make up the structure of the tyre underneath.

It's literally 'stuck on'.

 

Go to your local trusted tyre place and have a word to put your mind at rest either way...

7 minutes ago, Shaunieboy said:

I'm guessing you meant Primacy 3?

 

Yeah, spot-on, my mistake.

 

I absolutely share your view regarding the small cracks on the outside shoulder, but when I saw the almost continuous crack along the inner shoulder I decided against squeezing out a few more miles while keeping an eye on them. We've some exposed mountain roads here without barriers of any kind, and losing it on the wrong corner would be an entirely different proposition to a low-speed puncture in town. Maybe I'm paranoid (each to his own and all that) but for the sake of £450 quid I decided to err on the side of caution this time.

 

While we're rolling out clichés, this particular cloud came with a silver lining, and I've learnt about tyre pressures. My Michelins were kept at 2.5 bar front and rear (36 PSI - Skoda's prescribed 'economy' setting) since I did a run to Germany with a classic motorbike in the boot, and I'd quite gotten used to the harsh ride on our country roads ever since. When the Goodyears were fitted they felt way too soft, and I had a nagging feeling they'd been under-inflated by the fitter. On checking I found they were 2.2 bar / 32 PSI, which is Skoda's default for half-loaded. Couldn't get my mind around that, so I topped them to 33 PSI and reset the warning light, car feels transformed. Go figure ...

@muppix

 

Yeah that's fair. The inner cracking is really strange and for sure worse than the outer shoulder. 

 

Looking at your outer shoulder, I think you're probably a year ahead (worse) than ours. I'll be taking these off and storing them over winter. I'll take a picture before and after they go into storage to gauge if they get much worse.

 

I haven't noticed any delamination whatsoever on the inner shoulder but I'll check this afternoon and report back.

 

 

 

Also, regarding the tyre pressure.. definitely wise to have a play around. It's always a 'range'. Find the sweet spot for you. I run higher on my winter set (35ish) because they have a taller sidewall and generally soak up the bumps better. My summers are bigger with a lower profile and respond better to 32ish. 

 

Obviously all tyres naturally have varying degrees of sidewall stiffness so yes, horses for courses with pressure.

Here's ours. I couldn't see any on the inner shoulder 🤷‍♂️