Duke said:David S. Wallens said:When will see Amazon Basics tires? Or do we already have those? Or how about KAPIOJAS or PMANCW instead?
You joke, but I bought a pair of Amazon Basics PA speaker stands. They were cheap, sturdy, and well made.
How are PA stands considered a basic necessity in any way?
I have seen Amazon Basics camera filters. I’ve stuck with the name-brands but am stil curious. One day I’ll grab one. Figure not much to loose.
We had a guy come in once that had a Tesla Model X lease that was due to go back, and the tires were corded, so he put on the cheapest tires he could find. I wish I had taken a photo because they were the damndest thing. No brand or model name was molded anywhere on the sidewalls and even the tire stickers just had all the specs and details but no brand or model name. Never saw anything like them ever again.
The tires I run on my competition woods bike are from a Canadian company called Rooster tires, which are also available in the US as WIG racing.
I've been trying to find out who makes them but had no luck. They're made in China, but pretty darn good. Not Michelins but better than Dunlops, and I can buy a pair for the cost of one name brand tire.
Tom Suddard said:Idk, pretty much every time we try cheap off-brand tires, they're so bad in so many ways that we end up throwing them away. Are you sure you want your mom driving around on them, JG?
Oh no she'll certainly end up with something from a reputable brand, like Handkook or Michegin.
David S. Wallens said:Duke said:David S. Wallens said:When will see Amazon Basics tires? Or do we already have those? Or how about KAPIOJAS or PMANCW instead?
You joke, but I bought a pair of Amazon Basics PA speaker stands. They were cheap, sturdy, and well made.
How are PA stands considered a basic necessity in any way?
I have seen Amazon Basics camera filters. I’ve stuck with the name-brands but am stil curious. One day I’ll grab one. Figure not much to loose.
my last trip to Minneapolis, I watched a guy nearly come to blows with his basics suitcase. Sometimes, you just pay the man.
One thing that always impresses me about the off-brand tires is their range of sizes.
Need a set of low profile mud terrain tires for 26" rims on your Carolina Squatmobile? Venom Power has you covered. BFG? Toyo? Falken? Nope. Not even Nitto
Need a set of tires for your 30" rims on your donk, box, or bubble? Lexani, Lionheart, Haida and good ol Venom Power. Continental or Michelin? No love at all.
In reply to Tony Sestito :
Big O Tires is a fairly popular local-ish brand in the American Southwest.
NickD said:We had a guy come in once that had a Tesla Model X lease that was due to go back, and the tires were corded, so he put on the cheapest tires he could find. I wish I had taken a photo because they were the damndest thing. No brand or model name was molded anywhere on the sidewalls and even the tire stickers just had all the specs and details but no brand or model name. Never saw anything like them ever again.
In reply to NickD :
I bet those stick pretty well.
wvumtnbkr said:wawazat said:Is Heptagon really the name you want to put on a tire that is supposed to be round?
It's a little better than pentagon.
and much better than a rhombus
Pete. (l33t FS) said:NickD said:We had a guy come in once that had a Tesla Model X lease that was due to go back, and the tires were corded, so he put on the cheapest tires he could find. I wish I had taken a photo because they were the damndest thing. No brand or model name was molded anywhere on the sidewalls and even the tire stickers just had all the specs and details but no brand or model name. Never saw anything like them ever again.
“Put it on a plate, son. You’ll enjoy it more.”
My civic came with a new set of Ironman tires when I bought it a couple of years ago.
They were okay if you didn't expect any decent traction, until there was any moisture on the pavement. Terrible in the wet.
One advantage of rock hard tires, I got 33 MPG from three successive tanks running between 80 and 90 MPH.
By the second week I had a set of Conti ECS2. I don't mind driving a cheap car, but I want good tires and brakes. I might have to compromise a bit though, I'm about to buy a geo prism for a backup car.
It took every post in this thread to realize that it was "forceum" and not "forcecum". Quality branding right there, and maybe a missed opportunity for a cult following.
Closest I've had to this stuff was a set of Nexen summer tires that somehow offered all the autocross performance of a highway all season combined with the wet weather performance of a Hoosier r comp. But they held air and covered a lot of miles when I had no money in college.
Kirkland Signature Series tires are reet.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:In reply to Tony Sestito :
Big O Tires is a fairly popular local-ish brand in the American Southwest.
Came here to say that. Apparently they have stores in 24 states. No idea who actually makes their tires, though!
Man, this brave new world of run-and-gun branding and off-brand sketchiness makes me rethink my contempt of the Atlas stuff sold at the Chevron station I worked at in high school. It was private label, sure, but at least the buyer knew who we were and could come back if they had a problem.
In reply to DarkMonohue :
Look for, oh, Arctic Claw tires. There are two or three different tread patterns. You will find that model sold under quite a few names.
There is a plant in, I think, Louisiana, that makes them, and they will stick any manufacturer name you want on them. They're remarkably good tires.
If this helps fill in the blanks. I expect that the Far East tires are similar.
Too soon? Lol
Here's another one: Triangle Tires.
I don't know about you guys, but those look more like circles to me.
I'm here all week!
The Ironman imove gen 3 are the tire to have in the Florida Crown Vic circle track racing world.
I just need a super cheap slick that will fit an F600............
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) said:My civic came with a new set of Ironman tires when I bought it a couple of years ago.
They were okay if you didn't expect any decent traction, until there was any moisture on the pavement. Terrible in the wet.
One advantage of rock hard tires, I got 33 MPG from three successive tanks running between 80 and 90 MPH.
By the second week I had a set of Conti ECS2. I don't mind driving a cheap car, but I want good tires and brakes. I might have to compromise a bit though, I'm about to buy a geo prism for a backup car.
Terrible in the wet. Fine in New Mexico, less so in....Florida.
My Passat came with Giti tires which I heard of through racing, but definitely not completely mainstream at least here in the US on passenger cars.
When I looked up their site, they were much bigger then I realized and had a large plant in South Carolina. Learn something new every day...
I saw a set of those black lion on a semi a few years ago and they said "made in PRC"; not china....proud of the people's republic they were.
I'm here for a cheap tire test. Somehow that's even more exciting than a top tier test. It's like an old top gear beater challenge.
I see some funny stuff around here. Most of the time I see a name brand tire it's OE or clearly from Costco. Most people in SoCal don't need cross climates but I see them everywhere.
Also I might need a beater car soon for work and I want to make a game to see how cheap I can be while safely keeping it going. Kirkland oil is the first step. Walmart tires is the second.
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