And now for something completely different - hairy tires
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And now for something completely different - hairy tires
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/17396/hairytirejpg.jpg"></center><p>About a week ago I installed a set of Nokian Hakkpeliitta Q snow tires. When I got them from H&F Tires in Lancaster, PA, they came covered with "hair" all over the tread. The hairs are the thickness of a mechanical pencil lead and about 3/8" long. I figured that they must be from air escape holes in the mold that help get an even flow of the rubber compound when the tire is made. They were more than 1000 per tire would be my guess. Other tires I have bought in the past have had only a few of these "hairs".
I figured they would last about one trip around the block. The photo above shows the left rear tire after more than 100 miles! While the fronts have lost about 1/3 of their "hair", the back tires have almost all of their's still seemingly untouched.
Maybe they sweep the snow out of the way? I selected the Q's for performance on ice and they haven't disappointed me. There was a lot of black ice today and I hardly noticed it. I almost fell over when I got out of the car at work, but the car had only a slight amount of anti-lock once or twice on the drive in.
Wonder how much longer before they go bald?
- Tom
I figured they would last about one trip around the block. The photo above shows the left rear tire after more than 100 miles! While the fronts have lost about 1/3 of their "hair", the back tires have almost all of their's still seemingly untouched.
Maybe they sweep the snow out of the way? I selected the Q's for performance on ice and they haven't disappointed me. There was a lot of black ice today and I hardly noticed it. I almost fell over when I got out of the car at work, but the car had only a slight amount of anti-lock once or twice on the drive in.
Wonder how much longer before they go bald?
- Tom
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Your assessment is correct...rubber overflow during the curing process to ensure even distribution..
They're supposed to trim the "hair" off of the tires prior to shipment. Guess it slipped through their Quality Assurance process. The hair does not effect performance -- just looks, well, hairy.
At least they're not short and curly ;-)
At least they're not short and curly ;-)
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I guess I should have added a picture of one of the front tires.
Where the "hairs" have just started to wear off, many of them -do- look "short & curly". You can see that a little bit on the rear tire. When brand new they were all standing straight up. Now that they have aged 100+ miles, they can no longer quite get it .... never mind.
- Tom (120+ miles now & still hairy)
- Tom (120+ miles now & still hairy)
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Re: And now for something completely different - hairy tires
Yep, those hairs belongs to the Q's.. funny aren't they : )
I did my first investment in tyres (tires?) today, actually, in purpose of quiet driving and safety in one neat package..--> Q's were the Answer this time, not a Question! B4 my winter "wheels" have been studded versions and NOISY at the same time.
Feeling about those, well, good in general. Pretty much similar as stated in rewievs posted by several auto magazines from Sweden and Finland. Touch in twists'n'turns of the curb, not like old studded tyres (felt like a bat without ears in dark) in earlier vehicles I've owned. Good ones, though. Rewievs I mean <smiles>
Wish You all safe miles at the top of those Q's,
Sincerely
Pete
I did my first investment in tyres (tires?) today, actually, in purpose of quiet driving and safety in one neat package..--> Q's were the Answer this time, not a Question! B4 my winter "wheels" have been studded versions and NOISY at the same time.
Feeling about those, well, good in general. Pretty much similar as stated in rewievs posted by several auto magazines from Sweden and Finland. Touch in twists'n'turns of the curb, not like old studded tyres (felt like a bat without ears in dark) in earlier vehicles I've owned. Good ones, though. Rewievs I mean <smiles>
Wish You all safe miles at the top of those Q's,
Sincerely
Pete
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