Just over one-third (34%) of British bikers were planning tours with a total length of between 3000 and 5500 kilometres, when questioned in a survey by Moto-tyres.co.uk, the online biker shop owned by Delticom which claims to be Europe’s largest online tyre retailer. The company did not say when the survey was undertaken.
Moto-tyres said this showed a preference for trips which can be completed over a long weekend and that for the majority of respondents (23%), their longest trip would last between two and five days.
When it comes to tyre brands, the Brits bet on European products and premium brands: the most popular manufacturers are Michelin, Bridgestone, and Metzeler.
The tyre supplier asked bike fans from 10 European countries about their preferred biking summer and more than 5000 bike fans from throughout Europe provided details of their biking preferences.
The survey is said to paint a picture of the typical European biker. All participants answered three questions which tracked the plans of bike lovers: about their planned tour lengths in kilometres, as well as in numbers of days, and their preferred brand of tyres.
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