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Originally Posted by apstar
TC & SC are totally useless if your tyres are not up to scratch
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From what I have experienced, there are plenty of situations where you can lose grip and the TC/SC is useless. I had a pair of slightly cheaper tyres ($150) than the standard GY/Dunlop/Bridgies (around $200).
Example: A roundabout, slightly angled (on a slight hill), off-camber/sloping (centre is higher than outside of roundabout, slightly wet conditions (not raining). Can get full-on plough understeer straight into the outside of the roundabout because of rubbish tyres. I just turned the steering wheel slightly too much (speed was not an issue), and the front tyres completely lost grip and scrubbed straight on instead of turning.
No accident, but it was a wakeup call. I had done less than 10,000kms on those tyres. Not worthwhile at all. I will try really hard not to grimace when I replace my Bridgestone RE050s
