I was thinking the other day, (I know, be careful ) with so many threads about tyres and conversations with other bikers you meet on the trails that can turn to tyre choice if you engage them long enough, I was wondering if perhaps it might be a good idea for the tyre companies to do their own version of those Demo Series days?
You see bike companies setting up at trail centres or perhaps large events of some kind, but I don’t know if tyre companies do this already or would be prepared to?
For example, the Maxxis or Schwalbe stands would simply have a fleet of the exact same bike x20 or so (say, a standard Giant HT) but with each of their different tyres for you to try out.
Might work, might not, but at least it might be one way for them to have lot’s of ‘on the day sales’ as I would guess most people don’t sign up for a new and expensive bike on those Demo days by comparison but tyres are obviously affordable? (unless you’re a chav on a B.S.O)
Any thought?