Re: Goodyear Infinitread

["J. B. Lewis" <zande@coil.com>]

At 02:43 PM 4/5/96 -0500, Bryan Bowen wrote:
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>Guys & Gals,
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>My brother works at a Goodyear store at home and mentioned briefly these 
>tires that are *supposed* to last *forever* (after three years, the owner 
>is responsible for half the replacement cost).
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>I saw the ad on T.V. the other day, but I am real skeptical?  Anyone have 
>any imput on these.  I can't believe they would be good for high speed as 
>the tread has to be soooooo hard!  
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>Just wondering.
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>Bryan
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As luck would have it, I just got some info on these recently.  What
Goodyear did was reduce the sidewall and make it rather stiff, then they
used a moderate compound to produce a very deep tread.  These tire were not
intended for high speed use nor would I try to use them as high performance
tires.  They were intended to last a looong time, and that they  probably
will do.

-John
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