Goodyear Bicycle Tires appoint Orim Global as Distributor in SA

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Goodyear, one of the world’s leading tire manufacturers, has announced an exciting new partnership with Orim Global, a South-African based distributor of cycling products. This will see well known tires like the Eagle F1, synonymous with motorsports, being offered as a bicycle tire. The partnership makes Orim Global the sole distributor of Goodyear’s bicycle tires […]

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[BaGearA]

More competition, excellent!

[Spinnekop]

Got my grubby little paws on two of the first sets that came in.
The MTB looks spiffy with the black sidewalls and white lettering.  

Have not had a ride yet on the tekkies.  Saw that the guys that serviced my rear shock made a cockup and I first have to go sort that out...........
Itching though.............
 

[Spinnekop]

Second set went on the gravel bike.
Had a bit of two minds about which way to go............

The Connector has a nice aggressive thread with a fairly good centre line for the roadie stuff.  That, together with the 45mm option makes it very attractive.

That said, I went for the County.
Less aggressive and more of a slick center line.
I do 70% of my rides on tar, 28% on farm roads and only about 2% will I go full offroad where a MTB is actually a better option.
So the 40mm just made more sense.

First impressions:  Rides much much softer than the Vittorias that were on there, so I am happy.
 

[Prince Albert Cycles]

3 hours ago, Spinnekop said:

Second set went on the gravel bike.
Had a bit of two minds about which way to go............

The Connector has a nice aggressive thread with a fairly good centre line for the roadie stuff.  That, together with the 45mm option makes it very attractive.

That said, I went for the County.
Less aggressive and more of a slick center line.
I do 70% of my rides on tar, 28% on farm roads and only about 2% will I go full offroad where a MTB is actually a better option.
So the 40mm just made more sense.

First impressions:  Rides much much softer than the Vittorias that were on there, so I am happy.
 

You ride nice bikes 😎

[nick_the_wheelbuilder]

I always get excellent service from Orim.
Nice to see them growing their brand footprint.

They also stock Pillar spokes which I use a lot of.

[Frosty]

What’s the difference between having sex 365 days a year and an Eagle F1 tyre?

One’s a Goodyear, and the other is a fantastic year.

[Headshot]

Some unrelated information - I bought some Goodyear SUV tyres a few months ago. In the first month both rear tyres had punctures, the first within 10 days. Hows that for bad luck?

Does anyone here ride on the MTF/MTR? I'd give them a try but they need to be suitably well priced before I'd deviate from the Assegai/DHR/Aggressor I know well. I recall initial reviews of their MTB offerings were underwhelming but that was a few years back.

Edited May 30, 2023 by Headshot

[Spinnekop]

1 hour ago, Headshot said:

Some unrelated information - I bought some Goodyear SUV tyres a few months ago. In the first month both rear tyres had punctures, the first within 10 days. Hows that for bad luck?

 

Talk about bad luck.........Conti SUV tyres on the Q5.
6 punctures in 4 tyres.  Small, very thin thorns.  Looks like Bougainvillea little thorns.
And I drive only in town.  

[Bub Marley]

So which bike shops actually stock these tyres?

[Scalpel]

2 hours ago, Bub Marley said:

So which bike shops actually stock these tyres?

As far as I know mid to end July stock will arrive. You can pre-order the Goodyears on the Orim Global website and it will be delivered to your local bike shop when they arrive in SA.

https://orimglobal.co.za/

[Shebeen]

2 hours ago, Bub Marley said:

So which bike shops actually stock these tyres?

They have been here before, what happened? Are the tyres good or just some rubber with a legendary name on the side?

[dasilvarsa]

On 5/30/2023 at 2:33 PM, Spinnekop said:

Talk about bad luck.........Conti SUV tyres on the Q5.
6 punctures in 4 tyres.  Small, very thin thorns.  Looks like Bougainvillea little thorns.
And I drive only in town.  

Conti Car Tyres are also puncture magnets. Tyre Shop says it's the Soft Compound.

I got them on my Focus and I get punctures too. Nice Tyres but I will change them soon.

These Goodyears Look Ok but only if the Price is Right.

 

Edited May 31, 2023 by dasilvarsa