[geeks] Pirelli tires

[Peter L. Wargo]

On Friday, January 4, 2002, at 04:30 , David Passmore wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience with these? People seem to acknowledge 
> that
> Pirelli is top of the line, but I'm wondering if they're really worth 
> the
> money.

I'm kind of a tire nut - I tend to prefer Bridgestone, as they make good 
car & truck tires.  I had always wanted Pirellis, and finally put their 
Scopions on our 4Runner.  Three failures later, including a 60MPH 
blowout, I returned to Bridgestones.  The Dueler AT's are still going 
strong after many years.

As for cars, I *loved* the Potenza RE-92, my favorite of all time.  If 
the Volvo wasn't leased, it'd be wearing 'em.

Finally, I was *really* happy when I switched my bike to Bridgestone 
Battleaxes - amazing tires, until I totaled the bike.

One thing I did notice was that the Bridgestones generally needed far 
less balancing than other tires I've used on card or trucks (Pirelli, 
Goodyear, etc.)

_pete