25 Sep
1998
25 Sep
'98
7:21 a.m.
At 13:52 23-09-98 -0400, Ethan Dicks wrote:
I figured it was some sort of stiff sidewall. Must be a real b**ch to
install and remove from the rims. I know what it's like to deal with
mounting 6-ply sidewall tires used on small commercial vehicles not having
split rims.
I have no personal experience with that, thankfully. I pay people to do
that kind of stuff for me. I'll do bicycle tyres, but not big stuff.
At 23:08 22-09-98 -0400, you wrote:
Special sidewalls that are stiff enough to resist being folded over... No, I will be letting the air of your car's
tires.
Oh no you won't ;) I'll get a set of those new Michelin Zero Pressure
tires (ones which the TV ad shows a 3/4" hole being drilled in the sidewall
and the car driving away; 55 MPH for 50 miles... [howzat work anyway?]) Pressure monitor? How does the driver get that
feedback? Obviously there
would need to be information sent to the driver as to pressure failure.
The ad I saw had a small box the size of a radar detector, mounted on the
ceiling in the drivers line of sight. In each wheel, there was a small
instrument mounted on the inner face of the rim that I presume was battery
powered and reported in by radio.
-ethan