Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:53:40 GMT, hohnopsamlid.invalid suggested: : In article <1fp5bsz.uz5b511uobjcyN%tangennopsamcom>, : Leif Tangen <tangennopsamcom> wrote: : :> What exactly do you mean by "all season radials"? : : It is a con pulled by tyre/tire manufacturers in the US. They make a : tyre/tire that is poor in summer and poor in winter and call it an : "all season tire". : :> Her in Norway tyre :> dealers distinguish between summer tyres and winter tyres, and tell us :> that there is no such thing as an all season tyre. Comment? : : The requirements for a good summer tyre/tire is incompatible with the : requirements for a good winter tyre/tire, so the dealers in Norway are : certainly correct. I would say that this is more a matter of the climate differences between Norway and the US than a con. It DOES snow here, but not often enough to justify snow tires that would perform worse than all-seasons on dry pavement, and summer tires in the snow would send us all driving off the road. -- agreenbu Return to Main Index
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