Shouldn't have.
If the guy had paid he would have been told where/who to collect them from.

However in the absence of a confirmed order from Denis, the 'bike shop' would be a possible alternative.

But, as I said in post No 2, having them through Denis gives peace of mind knowing they are there waiting for you. Far better than trying shops speculatively.

Edited Post
 

Hi Tony,

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that Dean's service sucked, just that it sucks for us to now have to make our tires last for another 10,000 km until Japan. I've edited the post accordingly.

Ekke

I've got a couple of e-mails back and forth between us but perhaps my last e-mail confirming tire sizes and asking about payment was lost in the Ethernet. I will e-mail you to see if there is anything that can be arranged before we leave Russia for Mongolia next week.

I apologise for any inference that your service is not good and have edited my previous post.

Ekke

Update: Tires air freighted to Ulan Ude!
 

Denis has gone out of his way and will air freight the tires to Ulan Ude! :clap:

Wrong thread, sorry

Just adding some information I gained while riding from Vladivostok to Astana regarding motorbike/motorcycle tires in Central Asia. I needed tires urgently in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan and so far the opinion online was that there is nothing. I was at this shop just an hour ago:

Tires for moto vehicles in Astana online-store Kvadrocentr, TOO | Buy Tires for moto vehicles Astana (Kazakhstan) inexpensively | Kvadrocentr, TOO : Allbiz

has less than 10 pairs but I was lucky. Pirelli Scorpion in my size. The owner is a friendly young guy that speaks English well. They also have tubes, bulbs, sprockets, jackets, etc. And he knows a friendly mechanic. Coordinates are 51.177223, 71.42809

Another option, getting them sent from this shop in Almaty to another city in Kazakhstan, but many have a long delivery time

Интернет-магазин автомобильных шин и дисков в Алматы


Regarding the tire situation in Ulaanbaatar, it's really much better than you think. There is a Dutch guy with a warehouse full of tires, I do not have his contacts but the Mongolian manager of the Oasis guesthouse Urnaa can help. She also knows a Mongolian guy that rents out bikes to tourists. If you want to sell or buy something for/from your bike, definitely worth a call.

Denis offered to ship to Astrakhan or Vologda, but I do not think I could have gone that far anymore.
Further East there is Мотоциклы и скутеры из Японии, мототехника, экипировка, запчасти, сервис. Всё для мототехники покупайте в салоне НБСмотор in Novosibirsk and a guy called Andrew that has tires too, contact vf750 ät mail dot ru

Hope that helps someone :)

Hi. We also have tires in Kyrgyzstan. Check our website for dimensions and prices. We are able to ship to Bishkek or Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Tyres at Astrakhan
 

Just to update this tread, myself and another riders contacted Denis for tyres, and he had them delivered to a shop in Astrakhan, Russia, where they were waiting for us. We ordered about a month in advance.

He asked for a small Paypal deposit in advance, and we paid the balance to the shop on a Credit Card after fitting. Delivery was 2000 Roubles, but this was for 4 tyres.

The shop itself, Mototexhnka (N46.32695 E48.02876) allowed us to use their showroom to remove the wheels, but we had to walk to a car tyre fitting shop for actual fitment.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1gpkWKtM4o...823_164152.jpg

You can add us to the list of satisfied riders he has helped. :thumbup1: