tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post70742049848088802..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: Getting a gripRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-73911435212569406082011-11-04T07:05:11.344+00:002011-11-04T07:05:11.344+00:00Good work done .
It always good to update your ca...Good work done . <br />It always good to update your car time to time .Fast Penny Carshttp://www.fastpennycars.businessmasterygroup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-50739027742750341152011-10-27T07:01:19.168+01:002011-10-27T07:01:19.168+01:00Yes, and the key number is 7 degrees C. Winter ty...Yes, and the key number is 7 degrees C. Winter tyres are at their best below it, whereas normal tyres are just about going on strike, grip-wise.<br /><br />I remember, way back, Dad had a pair of 'Town And Country' tyres for the driving wheels in the winter. Cheap as chips. Now, of course, with all the publicity, winter tyres are a premium product and everyone wants them. Hence the price is way above reasonable.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-27215090928114636002011-10-24T06:44:32.210+01:002011-10-24T06:44:32.210+01:00Last winter I flew from snow-bound slip-slide traf...Last winter I flew from snow-bound slip-slide traffic chaos in UK, to double snow-bound Poland. <br /><br />Everyone here was creeping around, but still sliding horribly. Over there, they were cornering, braking, accelerating, lane-dodging; nobody ever slid!<br /><br />Apparently, it's not about tread, it's the rubber in winter tyres. Presumably they are less effective when it's warm. Everything in design is a compromise.Zaphodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695819392577629492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-8581367072715602692011-10-21T01:00:57.336+01:002011-10-21T01:00:57.336+01:00Thank you! I am immensely proud of her.Thank you! I am immensely proud of her.Richard (at work)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-35407690451374384102011-10-21T00:44:51.576+01:002011-10-21T00:44:51.576+01:00Doctor Nowhere
Wonderful news. Congratulations.Doctor Nowhere<br /><br />Wonderful news. Congratulations.Woman on a Rafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897415591130901416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-14418992444518831382011-10-20T22:53:24.171+01:002011-10-20T22:53:24.171+01:00Joe - thanks for the link to that excellent articl...Joe - thanks for the link to that excellent article. Well worth 10 mins of anyone's time.<br /><br />Patently - the Mundaneo is a long old bus and most of the weight is over the front, plus of course it is FWD. I think your comments apply to RWD very well, but I did last winter with well-worn fronts and it was a nightmare. There is also the argument that, in the wet, a good front tyre clears the road of water so the rear has less work to do. That's the thinking behind a lot of bike tyre design. <br /><br />I would agree with your 'appliance' comment - I only referred to the Ford as one of those, because that's what it is. If I were lucky enough to own a Caterham or Porker, I think I might be slightly more positive about the experience.Richard (at work)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-29540207141015829242011-10-20T21:55:51.932+01:002011-10-20T21:55:51.932+01:00Ideally you would put the new tyres on the back an...Ideally you would put the new tyres on the back and move the old tyres to the front, if they are the same size. If you're out in the wet, and you brake, and the fronts grip & the rears don't, you might swap ends. While this can give an entertaining view of the terrified face of the driver (formerly) behind you, it is not to be recommended. <br /><br />Oh, and not all cars are appliances though - see my build blog at www.caterham-build.co.uk. I'll grant you that many are, though.patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-25236422224062651842011-10-20T18:16:56.529+01:002011-10-20T18:16:56.529+01:00Why bother with winter tyres, when Al Gore prophes...Why bother with winter tyres, when Al Gore prophesies Global Warming?<br /><br />BTW, Anthony Watts on WUWT comprehensively busts Gore's "simple high school physics" experiment, and show it was fraudulent.<br /><br />http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/10/18/replicating-al-gores-climate-101-video-experiment-shows-that-his-high-school-physics-could-never-work-as-advertised/Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.com