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Subject:Re: Michelin MXT Specs.
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:01:44 -0400
At 10:19 10/29/99 , Ari Ollikainen wrote:
>        While this sounds good, I must point out that the treadwear
>        rating is relative ONLY to the SAME manufacturer's other tire

Er...it's relative to some crappy "standard tire" they have hanging around
at DOT or whoever it was that promulgated the requirements to post this
info on the tire.  The Standard Tire is rated at 100.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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