<VV> Bias vs. radial

[George Jones]

John,

I don't believe he said they were better than Radials, he said they were
SAFE. And, while I am not a tire expert by any means, I do tend to agree
with him. The (relatively few) bias ply tires being made now have benefited
from the knowledge gained in designing and manufacturing radial tires.

I don't prefer to drive on bias ply tires, but I wouldn't be shaking in my
boots if required to drive a car with bias ply tires (as long as they were
in good repair and not older than I am).

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:34 AM, John Kepler <jekepler at amplex.net> wrote:

>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > Subject: <VV> Bias vs. radial
> >
> > This is ridiculous.  Bias ply tires are safe;
>
>
> In comparison to what?  If your meaning is they'll hold air and are made
> out
> of some flavor of elastomer....then you're right!  I mean, set the bar low
> enough and steel-lugged early 20th Century tractor wheel is a
> "high-performance tire".
>
> Forget about their wet-pavement (non)-performance, forget about the damn
> things over-heating and coming apart, forget about the tire going through
> more gyrations than a pole-dancer in a corner making every turn an
> adventure......forget about enough performance issues and they're just
> great!  So dad-blamed great that they're building radials for lawn
> tractors!
>
>
> for example many vintage
> race
> > cars race on them - like early Trans AM Camaros and Mustangs turning
> times
> > far better than they did when they were new.  Certainly radial tires are
> a
> > far better tire choice in most cases.
>
>
> Please elucidate ONE case where bias-ply tires on an automobile are better
> than a radial?
>
> John
>
>
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