<VV> Bias Ply Tires

Ron ronh at owt.com
Sun Feb 18 22:59:25 EST 2007


I'd guess that all of these tires are essentially hand made and that makes 
them quite expensive.  Those who want them badly enough can pay the price.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Underwood" <tonyu at roava.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Bias Ply Tires


> At 03:45 PM 2/18/2007, airvair wrote:
>>All I can say is AMEN. Wonder what they'd do if bias ply tires were ever
>>outlawed? Drive around on the rims? LOL
>>
>>Seriously, though, I'd think it would fall into the same catagory as
>>safety glass. They've allowed the use of that for as long as I know.
>>Wonder why they haven't thought about it in that vein?
>>
>>I also wonder if we will EVER get a repop 7.00-13" tire for the late
>>models and early wagons. It should be made with a radial carcass but in
>>the REAL proper 7.00-13 size. And NOT as undersized as the highly touted
>>185-80R13's we've had to suffer with for so long. I know one of our
>>directors has been pumping Coker about it. Maybe if all of us would
>>flood Coker with demand letters....
>
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> While you're at it, try to make them understand that we'd like to pay less 
> than 100 bucks per tire...
>
> I've seen where some of the repops of F and G 70x14 1tires went, 
> price-wise, particularly seeing as how some of those tires sold for around 
> 28-32 bucks apiece when new.
>
>
> tony..
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