BRIDGESTONE HYPERSPORT BATTL AX S22
PRODUCT REVIEW
P112
Each bike on the test was ridden extensively
by a variety of different riders and riding styles,
and new tires were only thrown at the bikes
during the lunch break. That bodes extremely
well for long-distance wear characteristics, so
you should get plenty of weekend thrashes out
of these tires before needing to replace them.
Under hard acceleration, the rear Bridges-
tone had tons of grip on offer, and when it did
let go on something like the BMW S 1000 RR,
it did so in a beautifully smooth and progres-
sive fashion. Street tires need to give you that
feeling of connectivity on a track to make up
for the overall lack of grip compared to a race
tire, and the rear S22 is an excellent example
here. Overall edge grip was also very good,
but I don't think it's as massive a leap forward
in overall performance compared to the front
when ridden on the track. It's still better than
the S22, but not by miles.
I'll need to get a set of these on a test bike
and get some wet-weather testing under my
belt, but for an afternoon around one of the
best tracks in the world, the S22s from Bridge-
stone are seriously impressive. CN
The rear S22 has
plenty of edge grip,
but what was more
impressive was
how little it wore
over the day.
