I have been running RA 08's for last several years. I have run them for 16
hours straight on highway, through snowstorms and in 100 degree
temperatures in the desert. I keep them properly inflated. I am very happy
with the tire.
The tire shop that installed them last year did not inflate them properly
and I did that myself.
I like this tire a lot!

Bernie
Vancouver

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> >.... Is there any chance that
> > the tires that blew out could have been old?
>
> maybe. At least two of us on thesamba asked for manufacture dates but
> I haven't seen
> any posted yet.
>
> Stuart: For sure. It may well have been an inflation issue. I found
> the Continental
> Tire PDF notes and image re: install (mounting) error interesting.
> That blow out looks very similar, albeit a fuzzy image.
>
> Either my posts have become something to ignore over on thesamba,
> (ha ha) or people won't take time to view the pfd. Either way, folks sure
> seem
> geared toward 'manufacture defect'.
>
> IMO, 2 incidents certainly don't support that hence me asking here.
>
> Neil.
>
> On 6/24/15, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I just got a set of RA08's about 2 months ago.  Is there any chance that
> > the tires that blew out could have been old?  When I got mine, a made the
> > guy show me the date.
>
>
> --
> Neil n
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