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Avon
Newest Review: ... replace them soon enough with the tyres I had been meaning to buy. So what's the low-down on the Avon ZV-1 then? ... more  ... According to the 'gumph' , the Avon ZV-1 is an H and V speed-rated directional tyre. It's directional tread pattern is designed to give improved water evacution (as are most directional treads) while the central rib confers improved steering respon
se. The tyre design incorporates elements that help resist aqua-planing and very low-profile (45 and 50) versions incorporate a rim-protector to help prevent 'kerbing' of alloy wh...more |
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Avon: ZV-1: Sticky black rubber (1163 words)
by LegendaryMrDude - written on 06.01.02 (Very useful, 3444 readings)
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It had to happen sooner or later. In 6 years of driving, I'd not experienced a single puncture so it was only natural that it should happen at the start of a 150 mile run up to Lincoln. I could have used the spare, but didn't fancy a 300 mile round-trip on a dreaded "space-saver" wheel so I needed to find somewhere that would fit and balance a new pair of front tyres. I ended up in a conveniently located branch of ATS only a few hundred yards from where the screw went through my tyre (a Goodyear Eagle which was getting worryingly close to the tyre-wear-indicator anyway). To cut a long story short, the screw had gone through the tyre close ...
ZV-1: Excellent value for money (181 words)
by spider-monkey - written on 16.10.01 (Useful, 2010 readings)
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(Avon ZV-1) These are about as cheap as directional 'v-tread' tyres come (~£40 fitted from Bathwick Tyres). They look like they'd be the business in the wet. I had a pair fitted to the front of a Mondeo and the dry-weather performance was very impressive over the 'average' tyres which were previously on there. Very grippy, and quite laterally stable as well. In the wet, the performance wasn't as markedly metter than I'd initially hoped - on 'merely wet' roads they're not stunning, but once the real rain comes and big puddles appear, the tread starts working pretty well. I suspect other v-tread tyres will ...
