Re: Radial vrs. Bias Ply

Posted by Rod F. on September 17, 2004 at 07:13:55 from (142.177.98.167):

In Reply to: Radial vrs. Bias Ply posted by Mark - IN. on September 17, 2004 at 06:08:10:

Mark,

In my experience, radials wear better, pull better, and ride better. Tire companies also claim that you should also see improved fuel efficiency, but I haven't seen that, but then I added more weight and rack travel when the tires went on, so I didn't expect to see an increase in fuel efficiency. I do know this: Goodyear Dyna Torq II bias tires as well as Firestone Field and Road would last me 2000 hours for the work I do, with a lot of road miles. I now have Firestone 23 degree radials, which now have 2000 hours service and are still 50 %. They were cheaper than Micheline and Good Year radials in my area. I thought the others were just too much money to pay for themselves, but the Firestones have, as they were only about 150 more each than the bias tires. Goodyear radials were near double the price of a bias tire. Just remember the cost of buying new radial tubes, as the bias tubes don't work in radial tires. They are not much more money, just the fact that you need them even if the old tubes are still good. Radial tires flex more in the sidewall, rather than in the tread, and that is harder on tubes. For me to buy a radial is a matter of operating cost, unless I need the all out performance of the radial. You can do some math and see if it works for you. HTH.

Rod

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