At 11:56 PM 8/9/96, Ken and Charlotte Miller wrote:
> Its come time to replace the Continental Tires that came stock on by EV.  I
> cought a little info a while back on EV tires but need more.  Initially my
> local FLATS (is this a new acronym?) tried to sell me non-reinforced
> Michelins and said they'd do just fine.  I said nope.  If thats what it
> came with there must be a reason for the reinforced sidewall.  The dealer
> agreed.  Dealer also wanted $120 apiece for Continentals GAG!!!.  Anyway I
> have Michelin MXL's with reinforced sidewalls on order for next week.
> Anyone have experience with these tires?  What are other EV'ers using for
> tires?
>
> Ken
>
> 104303.704@compuserve.com

Ken:

I'm one of those who didn't say nope, and am running the non-reinforced
Michies.  About 23K miles so far and no problems.  I'd prefer the
reinforceds but they weren't available when I bought mine, and the Contis
were coming apart (lousy tires, at least mine were).

-Tim Parker
93 EV GL
60 Singlecab
29 Model A Ford