To: Volvo303@yahoogroups.com From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 01:33:55 +0200 Subject: [Volvo303] Goodyear Suregrip Reply-To: Volvo303@yahoogroups.com Just curious, a question for the most (tire)demanding folks out here: Apart from being noisy, wandering, steering-effort-increasing, fuel- consuming and directional: How do these Goodyear Suregrips rate in terms of resistance to (side- )cuts & punctures, compared to a state-of-the-art Michelin? Including hot desert conditions? (I still believe that the XZY (very mild thread) is one of the toughest on the market, designed for construction sites, just like the Continental CT4 was) Perhaps even the aspect of diagonal vs radial adds something to this in a more generic context? (diagonal being more compliant to obstacles) PS: anyone know the tech details of the Goodyear in the Volvo-typical size 280/80x16? I only have them for the 9.00 Suregrip: D, 8PR, 6/4 plies. -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] To: From: "Bernard Salzmann" Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:12:59 +0200 Subject: RE: [Volvo303] Digest Number 701 Reply-To: Volvo303@yahoogroups.com Hello there, this message is written from the Congo (where I don't have internet everyday), hence the delay. For information, when I was living in Rwanda, I had a set of Goodyear Suregrips fitted on my Land Rover and used them for many years -until they wore-out. For real "work" in Africa, I found them the BEST tyres around and loved them. Granted on tarmac they are noisy, etc, etc, BUT they are an EXCELLENT compromise in serious mud AND sand AND rocks. I travelled (amongst other places) all the way to the Namibia desert and they were great. If I recall, I only had one puncture for the whole life of a set of tyres. At a later date and time I also used Michelin XS, obviously more comfortable, but much less "all around" of a tyre. They worked fine in Yemen and Saudi-Arabia though. Cheers, Bernard