Hi Simon,
Great to hear from somebody else who has been in contact with Blockley.
I was looking recently for tyres to replace those on my Plus 2. It currently has 175/70 R13 T rated tyres fitted and I wanted to return to the original 165HR13 with an aspect ratio of 80. The only options that I could see were Dunlop SP Sport Aquajet or Michelin XAS FF ... great tyres of course, but both around ?200 each! You can't put a value on safety of course, but that's a lot of money to spend, especially as I don't do many miles a year and my driving style these days is less spirited than it used to be
Then I came across Blockley, their 165HR13 certainly looks the part and at ?69 plus VAT looked amazing value,
The owner told me that these full diameter (80 profile) 165HR13 tyres are ideal for the Elan Plus, and that they have supplied quite a few sets for owners of Lotus.
He also claimed the low price is only because they do not sell via the "Classic" tyre wholesalers who take a big fat margin on top! He also stated the same to me that they've priced them at a level to encourage people to try them, to learn about what Blockley is all about.
He said that if you scrub them in for some 30 miles that you will be surprised at how well these tyres handle in the dry or wet, but that he was keen to get feedback from anybody who had fitted them.
I was sceptical as I couldn't find anybody else who had fitted them, so great to get some initial feedback that is positive from your experience. I think I will take the plunge now and give some feedback once I have them fitted ... hopefully my tyre fitter can get them over the troublesome Lotus alloy rim without destroying one or the other ... or both!
Trevor