RE001 review

Caffeine · Postby **Caffeine** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:50 pm

So last week I had a set of 4 Bridgestone RE001's fitted to my otherwise stock NB8B.

I was coming from a set of yokohama CDrives.

Both sets of tyres are at 34 PSI, both sets on an alignment of 0.5 / 1.0 degree camber F/R, zero toe all round and max caster (5 ish degrees)

Initial impressions were that the RE001 feels like a softer tyre, the CDrives have a reinforced sidewall which is very stiff, and it's a very square shouldered tyre, this gave the CDrives a very responsive and fast turn in.

In comparison the RE001 initially felt a bit more like the tyre was rolling around on the rim, feeling less precise on turn in.

Having now doen 1000km on the tyres though I am very impressed, they grip very well, are very controllable and predictable. Subjective feel says they're slightly grippier than the CDrives.

They are also a very agressive looking tyre, much more semi slick looking than the CDrive, which is oriented more towards comfort and touring.

So far, after just over 1000km I'd give them 9/10. They have slightly less sharp turn in compared to the CDrive, but grip well, handle great and are comfortable and relatively quiet*

I'll try upping them to 36 PSI next week and see how they go.

A highly recommended street tyre, and for $197 each fitted and balanced (compared to $220 for the CDrives) I'm very impressed!

Bridgestone are running a promotion through their tyre centres until the end of May where you can choose a free gift from 3 options when you have 4 adrenalin tyres (Such as the RE001) fitted. The choices are a set of motorola handheld CB radios (which I picked), a 12V car fidge, or a 1GB Creative iRiver MP3 player. It's via redemption though so I can't comment on the quality of the radios yet.

* Quiet, except on the section of concrete surfaced road near lake george on the way to Canberra, they had some quite loud & intrusive harmonic thrumming on that surface, which I haven't experienced in any other tyre.

nath · Postby **nath** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:21 am

Out of interest, if you rated them a 9/10, what would you have rated your CDrives?

Caffeine · Postby **Caffeine** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:44 am

nath wrote:Out of interest, if you rated them a 9/10, what would you have rated your CDrives?

For a performance tyre I'd rate the CDrive 8/10, excellent wet weather grip & responsive turn in, felt very solid in cornering, just overall dry grip wasn't huge (it wasn't crap, just would be outgripped by many tyres). They're also a bit slippery when you first get them (aren't they Bevan :oops:

) but after a few hundred k they're fine.

If you don't go for a fang, or are after a good all round tyre to last you a long time, then as a cruising / gentle spirited drive tyre I'd rate them 10/10, very smooth, quiet, comfortable and they lasted 60000km

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:13 pm

please up date us when its mid winter and the roads are wet.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:11 pm

Does anyone know the price of the Adrenalins at a Bridgestone tyre centre thing for 195/50/15. If it's competitive with the $125/corner I've been quoted it'll be worth going there to get a free set of CB radios

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:13 pm

Hot rodders got them in that size PM him...

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:06 pm

wun911 wrote:Hot rodders got them in that size PM him...

Did he also get them from a Bridgestone tyre centre?

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:00 pm

marcusus wrote:
wun911 wrote:Hot rodders got them in that size PM him...

Did he also get them from a Bridgestone tyre centre?

http://www.mx5cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?p=371438#371438

also they show up as a bridgestone tyre centre just have a different name for some reason

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:48 pm

SM wrote:http://www.mx5cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?p=371438#371438

also they show up as a bridgestone tyre centre just have a different name for some reason

Thanks Alex

Will have to see whether they're giving away those little CB radios as well.

Hot Rodders · Postby **Hot Rodders** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:43 pm

I got mine through Tyre Power and they cost $134 per corner. Great tyre.
:evil:

No CB either.

Caffeine · Postby **Caffeine** » Fri May 30, 2008 12:28 pm

Received our radios today, they're Oricom PMR1000 handeld things, not the motorola ones pictures, but they seem nice and the price is hard to beat

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Fri May 30, 2008 5:56 pm

Caffeine wrote:Received our radios today

Roger that Caff. Beers and Cheers. Catch you on the flip side. Bigdog out.

Caffeine · Postby **Caffeine** » Fri May 30, 2008 7:11 pm

bigdog wrote:
Caffeine wrote:Received our radios today

Roger that Caff. Beers and Cheers. Catch you on the flip side. Bigdog out.

hehe

We turned them on after charging them, and the first thing we hear is some middle eastern music on channel 1, and a big argument on channel 7 between some fishermen and the water police or fisheries people, they'd been caught fishing in a sanctuary and weren't too pleased about the court appearance they had scored! :shock:

Awesome!