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PRODUCT REVIEWI
METZELER ROADTEC
H
as Metzeler created the
world's first two-in-one street
tire? The German/Italian
rubber giant certainly thinks so
and claims the new Roadtec 02 is
capable of proficient supersport
and sport touring riding, depending
on how you use it.
Their reasoning behind this is the
grooves that close together on the
last third of either side of the tire
during high-force/cornering-load rid-
ing, effectively turning the sport tour-
ing tire into a near slick with an extra
six percent of tire on the ground.
Dual compound
with a revised,
harder center
means you should
get more miles out
of a set of Roadtec
02s. Don't rag them
too hard and we'd
be expecting
3000-4000 miles.
