Thanks.
Interesting, does anyone have any feedback on the Blockleys?
I have them. They are, in my opinion, better than the Cokers they replaced. The Cokers were better than the Pirellis that they replaced.
The mark of a good tire, almost the same for a shoe, is you shouldn't notice them. They shouldn't give you any concern for noise, handling, braking, or anything else in your normal driving. I have no technical data to back up the feel; in order to "properly test" tires, you'd have to have a skid pad, some controlled conditions and various sets of tires ON THE SAME car to test. Without that costly setup, it's all anecdotal evidence.
I suspect any Pagoda owner would be extremely pleased with them, with the exception of price. There's a lot of folks out there that are looking for inexpensive when it comes to tires, and the Blockley, the Coker, the Michelin and Vredestein Sprint Classic are all a good step above in price from Uniroyals, Hankook, Maxxis, etc. which are all less than USD $100 each, and generally in the $300-$400 range for a set. Any of these mentioned will be somewhat more costly.
But, the "look" is as original as you are going to find in a modern tire, and the size is identical to original...and for the Americans out there like me who have WW, they are one of the few that have WW.
I could be wrong, but in the past when I looked at Diamond Back, it added at least $75 each to the cost of a tire, plus shipping. So, if you wanted to add WW to say, a Vredestein Sprint Classic, you first have to get the tires to Diamond Back, pay the fee and by the time you're done you are at one very costly tire. Probably one reason I kept the Cokers on so long...
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