Champ wrote[QUOTE] It's the same all the way through.[/QUOTE] I say Champie, are you sure, I thought that (at least) the BT0XX series tyres were dual compound, with harder rubber in the centre and softer on the edges. Or did I just dream this up. Ah just re-read it, sure, it's the same rubber /through/ the tyre, but not /all over/ the tyre. Cheers, Paul.