Date:         Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:38:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Tires- 16" recommendations?
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another thing to consider is that the larger overall wheel/tire combo resulting in lower revs/mile ma be ok for hwy travel, it does affect the G gear on syncros and depending on the torque curve of the engine involved, can be a detriment when crawling over rough terrain.

I found the G gear to be very useful negotiating steep ditches, slowly and carefully.

alistair
On 2011-10-12, at 8:15 PM, Roger Whittaker wrote:

> dear tires bigger n better
> there are many questions you must answer before you select a tire
> where do you live
> what sort of roads do you travel on -- rocky off road --- wet highway -- ice
> roads --- sandy roads
> what sort of paces do you put your west through -- big loads --- no loads--
> the answers to these questions and likely some more from your tire guy will
> help you decide
> good luck
> regards
> 
> On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Oct 12, 2011, at 8:34 PM, craig cowan wrote:
>> 
>>> Ya, i've been meaning to fix that post....
>>> Rod escaped.
>> 
>> Aren't you going to have a Bostig Zetec "Relocation" party some time
> soon? ;-)
>> 
>> bob
> 
> --
> roger w
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