In a message dated 5/13/07 4:23:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, becida@comcast.net writes:
> For me good tires need to be round, hold air, have tread, fit the > wheels I have, not rub and be affordable. > > i agree :<) and those are the qualifications i look for when i go down to the local used rubber joint and buy a new (used) set of shoes :<) at $15 a pop, it wont break your wallet. i once found a set of michelin MX's down there with $75% tread! $500+ for a new set of tires? hahahaha...no way..
they get all their tires in from junkyards.. they come off low mileage wrecks, etc..its easy to find a matching set w/ good tread. recycling saves you money and also saves space in the rainforests for all you tree huggers!! chris OMG i actually participated in a **gasp** tire thread..
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