At their off-road track located high up in the mountains of Wales, father and son duo Mick and Adam Extance have been testing out the new Bridgestone Battle Cross X30 medium terrain motocross tyre.
Bridgestone product manager Gary Hartshorne admitted that this was the first time they had tested the tyre, so they had very little idea as to how it would perform on the difficult runs at the Extance circuit.
Mick and Adam were joined by Enduro rider Graham Weaver, and after the testing Mick, a seven time competitor of the Dakar rally said of the X30:
“The Battle Cross X30 was definitely more stable than anything I’ve ridden before, which is saying something. The durability of the tyre was incredible, too. For a motocross rider, this makes one hell of a difference when budgets are tight. It saves seconds on lap times and significant sums of cash on replacements.”
Mick’s son Adam, a former British level motocross rider and star of National League speedway with Buxton was impressed by the huge improvements in stability, which he says allowed him to change his line much more quickly out on the track. Giving his feedback Adam said:
“On the X30, you can come into the off-camber corners with so much more confidence. It doesn’t slide, or fold. You can really push the front and come in hard on the Bridgestone. On a scale of one to 10, I honestly would give the Bridgestone a 10.”
Bridgestone have employed the use of asymmetric blocks in order to increase stability, and are also using a cooling fin technology derived from run flat car tyres in order to control tyre temperature for a more consistent performance.
The new Battle Cross X30 is available in the following sizes:
- 110/100-18 64M TT – Rear
- 100/90-19 57M TT – Rear
- 110/90-19 62M TT – Rear
- 80/100-21 51M TT – Front
The new Battle Cross X40 is also being launched this year for use on medium to hard terrain.
This year Cambrian Tyres trade customers have access to a comprehensive range of Bridgestone motocross product, covering all terrain types and bikes from 50cc Junior to adult, including the new range of Battle Cross products.
