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Willem-Jan Markerink
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Nice overview of winter tires from the German OffRoad Magazin, with actual
circumference in millimeters (devide by 3.14 for diameter, device once more
by 2.54 for inches):
http://www.off-road.de/reifen/home.html
(select pull-down menu on the right)
Or the tallest/16" winter tires in specific, directly:
http://www.off-road.de/reifen/wi16met.html
Interesting: even the winter-specialist Nokia can now be had in the tallest
size, 2532mm, yet in a nice narrow ratio too: 235/85x16.
(the printed version mentions explicitly that the rubber/thread/siping
technology from Bridgestone benefits from more contact patch (or a wider
tire), at least on snow and ice....but for aquaplaning a wide tire will stay
a disadvantage for ever....)
Btw, I had already scanned that article for some friends, also listing
pictures of the various thread patterns....if anyone wants a scan for that
purpose, mail me privately (the file size is quite large, otherwise you can't
see much detail, with too much compression).
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
<[email protected]>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]
circumference in millimeters (devide by 3.14 for diameter, device once more
by 2.54 for inches):
http://www.off-road.de/reifen/home.html
(select pull-down menu on the right)
Or the tallest/16" winter tires in specific, directly:
http://www.off-road.de/reifen/wi16met.html
Interesting: even the winter-specialist Nokia can now be had in the tallest
size, 2532mm, yet in a nice narrow ratio too: 235/85x16.
(the printed version mentions explicitly that the rubber/thread/siping
technology from Bridgestone benefits from more contact patch (or a wider
tire), at least on snow and ice....but for aquaplaning a wide tire will stay
a disadvantage for ever....)
Btw, I had already scanned that article for some friends, also listing
pictures of the various thread patterns....if anyone wants a scan for that
purpose, mail me privately (the file size is quite large, otherwise you can't
see much detail, with too much compression).
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
<[email protected]>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]