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Re: New Tyres

To: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
Subject: Re: New Tyres
From: Alan Hodge <avhbah@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 06:22:20 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Hi Phil
The Remmmingtons are $31.
For me I think it would be foolish to save $40 on the
whole deal if the tires are not as good as the Dunlops
or another reasonable choice.

I'm back to how do I know?

Alan
--- Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net> wrote:
> Private mail
> 
> > The decision has been made I'm going for new tires
> and
> > wheels.
> > 60 spoke Dayton chromes.
> 
> Good choice.  The painted ones are a bit stronger
> (this information from the
> tech at Dayton), but he chrome/stainless ones should
> be perfectly adequate.
> Sue wanted the original look, so I got the painted
> 60s.  Brian Sanborn has
> the chrome and is happy with them.
> 
> > Now the tire part.
> > The dealer has some Remington tires 165/15 that he
> > says are the same as the Dunlop SP20's.
> > Does anyone know about these tires?
> > Are they as good as the Dunlops?
> 
> Dunlops are 40 bucks at tirerack.com   How much are
> these Remingtons.
> 
> I bought Kumhos in 165-15 from Tire Rack for 28
> bucks each.  Local tire shop
> who knows wires mounted them and supplied new tubes.
> 
> Phil Ethier  West Side  Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
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> 1962 TR4 CT2846L
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