Al, I guess I look at it this way. There are a few parts of a car that I
want to make sure are as modern as possible, some for reliability
reasons (electronic ignition), some for safety (tires and seat belts).
When it somes to the tires, I've never felt more in control of my car
than after I got rid of those squirelly Michelins that are hard as a
rock, and put on a nice new set of Yokohama performance tires. Now it
rides like a dream, and I have no more sliding around curves.
I think the only way I'd ever put the Michelins back on my car is if I
had them mounted on a different set of wheels, and carried them to a
show in the back of a truck. Since my car isn't a concours contender
anyway, I probably won't bother. Just be careful - old tires are a
safety issue.
<mc>
-----Original Message-----
From: Paula J. Graffam [mailto:pjgraffam@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 3:47 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Tires
Listers,
I've got a set of Michelin redlines stacked in my garage with a LITTLE
dry rot around the edges. I'm not sure how old they are but I really
don't want to junk them since it might be possible to mount them back on
again in the future WITHOUT the tubes. See previous discussion on the
list.
Question . . . once dry rot begins is it inevitable that the tires will
become useless over time? Does dry rot spread like fungus? I've been
riding on them for over three years (a hard ride at that) until I
decided to put on a new set.
Al Graffam CT. 74
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