CITY GRIP 2 [130/70-13 M/C 63S REINF TL] Tire

Rear tire of SRGT200 was replaced by hand assembly.
This time, we went from Michelin Anakee Street, an OEMTire, to City Grip2, also by Michelin.
The Anakee Street is a SRGTOEM, with an adventure motorcycle-like pattern, good parenthesis, and a satisfactory level of dry and wet grip, and can be driven on gravel unpaved roads without any problem. It is a great Michelin tire with a low price, but the life of the rear tire is too short. I ride my bike in a Tandem way (about half of the time), but the Rear tire shows SlipSign after about 8,000 km as you can see in the picture. 。 The groove depth is about 1.0mm.
The new one is 5.5mm, so it will decrease by 4.5mm at 8,000km and 0.1mm at 178km.
The groove depth is 2.7 to 3.0mm at 16,000 km.
Front alone can last for 30,000 km.
This seems to me that a person who runs quite a bit would probably replace the Rear 3-4 times and the Front once.
If you don't run much, the Tire is likely to deteriorate and be replaced before the SlipSign appears.
This is the second time for me to replace my Rear, but unfortunately Anakee Street was out of stock, so I decided to use the new version City Grip2, which I had worn on my PCX before and was very happy with.
The price is about double that of Anakee Street, but since PCX had lasted more than 20,000 km in the past, we can expect Life to last 2.5 to 3 times longer.
Of course, Anakee Street is more suitable for SRGT in terms of tread pattern, and it is also superior in terms of driving on unpaved roads, but I almost never drive on unpaved roads in the first place, and above all, City Grip is a tire with excellent wet grip, so I think it is more suitable for my daily commuting use. I think this one is better suited for me for daily commuting.
However, there was one Point that needed attention while doing the hand assembly this time.
The Tire hand assembly itself was very easy to do, and the bead climb was good, but the notation on the Tire for the direction to assemble the Tire is very specific and could easily be mistaken.
In ordinary tires (including the City Grip I used to wear on my PCX), the direction of rotation is indicated by an arrow on the side of the tire, and the tire is assembled so that it rotates in that direction. The City Grip2 has arrows, but they do not indicate the direction of rotation, but the direction of Front and Rear (see the picture). (See the picture.) In other words, it seems that this direction is for Front and this direction is for Rear.
I looked at the arrow pointing toward the front and assumed that I should assemble it so that it would rotate in this direction, and when I assembled it that way and installed it on the chassis, I felt something strange in the tread. 。 Of course, I had to take it off and reassemble it again.
If you look carefully, you may have noticed that there are two arrows, one marked "Front" and the other marked "Rear," but it may be difficult to notice if you have the preconceived notion that the arrows indicate the direction of rotation in the first place.
Well, if you do not hand-assemble this Tire, there is no problem at all, but if you hand-assemble this Tire, please be careful not to make a mistake in assembling it as I did!

I always choose this Tire.
Long life emphasis for commuting and Quantity for weather.:Pair (for Left and Right) It is a Tire that is not made.
This is the 4th time I have installed it and I don't remember it slipping.
I recommend it for a satisfactory Tire.

[How is it used?
I used this for my first tire replacement because the OEMTire on my PCX125 was punctured due to a Screw sticking in it.

Was the one you received as per Image?
The product arrived and was just as the Image had shown in the picture, nothing was wrong.

How was your experience with it?
This is the first time I have replaced it and I feel much less anxious on rainy days.
You can run in the lower Curve without fear.

[Points to note]
I don't think there is any Point that needs special attention.

How did it compare to other products?
Compared to the OEM Product, this tire still feels grippy and secure, so we are glad to have replaced it.
I'm not particularly picky, so I think this will be my next Tire as well.


Other items that would be helpful
Installation points and hang/Items to buy together/ Opinions and requests to the Manufacturer

This is a front and rear replacement from ADV160 OEMTire.
I had no complaints about the OEM tires, but after 7000 km, I started to notice that the handlebar seemed to be taken out by ruts and other obstacles, so I replaced it this time.
I am very happy with the new system and I am looking forward to the new system.

I have used IRC about 10 times and Michelin about 8 times on my BirdCity125.
I had a cheap IIRC there when I first started driving, but it wore out after about 6000 km.
I have lost faith in them because three times they have suddenly panted without warning and I have had to do puncture.
And I continue to choose Michelin because I want a good tire, even if it is expensive.
Michelin tires will last for less than 9000 km on a large tire, and even if they are worn out, they will still last.
Puncture does not occur suddenly and without warning.
So I have never had Puncture at Michelin and I trust them very much.