I have RE71RZ's on my 18's now. science may have gone to far with this tire. it's great.
I'd get the Bridgestones before any sort of Cup tire, particularly on the street they're really good in the damp. Ride quality will probably be a little spicier than the Cup2's
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Originally Posted by amg6975
I always bring my Continental Sport 02s for wet weather. I'm surprised Tire Rack says they wear fast, I thought their whole claim to fame was that they wore like an enduro tire with the pace of a super 200...
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In my experience with both the ECS and ECS02, the tradeoff you get for a tire that isn't absurdly expensive, can stand up to track punishment without chunking, while still being excellent in the wet, with near-perfect NVH characteristics for the street, is a pretty short life. They do not have the pace of a Super 200, and do not wear like an enduro tire (except for the fact that they start at circa 10/32"), but they're better on the street than both and better in the cold and wet as well, particularly compared to the endurance tires which are horror shows in the cold/wet. The contis are really fun tires on track, but there's compromise. tanstaafl