Dennis wrote:
>   Stopping ability is more
> important than long life.

Perfectly said!

But, it's like saying good tires are better than cheap
tires.  That's the most common reflection of this idea
on this list.  "What's wrong with this [under-rated]
cheaper tire" than a nice [more expensive] 102 rated
tire?

Fighting Darwin in tiring.  Or tire-ing....  ;-)

With tires, it is one failed stop--or one flat
on a narrow road in Baja with a 12" dropoff on the side--
is worth a LOT more than up-front costs--in hind-sight.
With brakes, it is one failed stop is worth a LOT more
than cheap overall costs--in hind-sight.

Darwin favors those who lack the fore-sight to have hind-sight.
You can quote me.

Richard