Virtually all wire-wheeled cars require tubes, and since virtually all tires
today are radials, I somehow doubt that tubes inside radial tires are a
problem.
-Graham
-big Healey with wires, tubes and radial tires.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Holtzclaw [mailto:motrv8d@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:26 PM
To: pjgraffam@juno.com; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Tube Type Radial Michelins
I hope an answer comes quick as I have just told my local tire shop to get
tubes for a set of these that I am going to mount on my new minilite
knockoffs.
>From: "Paula J. Graffam" <pjgraffam@juno.com>
>Reply-To: "Paula J. Graffam" <pjgraffam@juno.com>
>To: 6pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: Tube Type Radial Michelins
>Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:17:33 -0400
>
>Listers,
>
>I just had my tube type radial Michelin X (185/15s) replaced with a set
>of new Bridgestones (195/75/15s). The tire shop that did the mounting
>and balancing told me that one should NEVER be riding on radials with
>tubes in them because of the stress, hardness and heat generated when
>you have two separate rubber surfaces rubbing against each other. He
>was reasoning why I have been riding on tubes is because without the
>tubes the P/O was probably leaking by the wheels . . . maybe!
>
>Then I directed his attention to the lettering on the side wall of my
>old Michelins that states, Tube Type, written on it. He was at a loss
>to explain it.
>
>Does anyone know of a reason why Michelin created tube type for this
>particular tire? Could I have been riding WITHOUT tubes all this time
>and had a smoother ride?
>
>No tire expert here,
>
>Al Graffam CT. 74
>
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an answer
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