Rassie;48584 wrote: I also only ride backroads and twisty mountain roads. I do the Blue ridge parkway down and back up (1100 miles) twice a each year. I did it before with DC3's and last year I started using the PSC's just because I had them sitting in my basement. Honestly I cannot tell the difference other than when it is cold like below 45, then the tires do not warm up enough (Both the DC3's and the DSC's) and you have to take it easy. I run the higher pressures since the tires never really get up to proper temp like on the track so I make up for the added pressure provided by the heat in the tire on the track. On a warm day above say 75, I will drop the pressure to 30 front and 32 rear. Then they warm up pretty good. However I must admit riding on the street I almost never get to the kind of lean angles that I do on the track. I tend mostly do stupid things in smart places and tend to ride well within my limits on the street. You know what they say you do not get old bold bikers just old bikers.
To answer your last question I have never had problems with grip in the front with both the DC3's and PSC's.
What I have run into during one of my long 1100 mile rides was that the tires wear much faster than street tires and one time found myself 300 miles from home with tires that were bold on the sides so I had to get off the parkway and ride the highway home. By the time I got home the tire was bald in the center as well. Almost did not make it, close shave. So now I do not use my track day takeoffs on my long range touring bike anymore. The PSC's were used for qualifying so they only had at most 10 laps on them and were almost new. I have about 1500 miles on them now with pretty good wear. The rear is looking worse than the front but I would say they will probably be good for another 1000 miles.
