Randy wrote:
> snip lots of Ifs <
>If all that is true, it seems to me (as uninformed as can be) that the
>only reason not to do it would be one or more of the following:
>
>A) Marketing thinks people will not be willing to pay $10 or so more per
>tire (should be cheaper with economies of scale working for it). They
>however do think that some people will pay more for it, but not most, so
>they don't want to burden every tire with the cost. Plus they look bad
>on a pricing sheet, since the other two companies don't already have
>heat cycling prices built in.
>
>B) Marketing is really not in favor of a tire that lasts longer. :-)
>
>C) There is a performance trade off from a sticker tire, it may last
>longer, but it's not as sticky? I am not saying this by the way.
>
>D) Nobody has thought to do this at BFG/Kumho/Hoosier yet. They will
>thank me later. :-)
Or possibly
E) The heat cycle treatment is not effective until the
tire has cured a bit from the manufacturing process and the vendors
don't want to chew up the warehouse space waiting until this time
has passed.
Tony
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