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Originally Posted by backofbeyond
If they've been using them in US trucks for years they don't seem to be doing much good. I've never seen as much rubble from blown up truck tyres as there is along US interstate verges. I've even - twice - had a truck tyre blow up as we were actually riding past it. On a bike that's not a pleasant place to be with bits of rubber everywhere and steel reinforcing wire flailing around on the hub like a wire brush on an angle grinder. Despite doing many more miles on Euro roads I've never seen it over here.
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As an aside to the main subject of this thread - I think the reason you see more truck tyre blow-outs on US highways is due to the fact they are running at far higher speeds for huge distances...
EU lorries are restricted to 90kph (56mph), but in the US trucks are free to travel at the posted speed limit (there are no mechanical/electronic speed limiters), and on freeways/interstates that is often in excess of 70-75mph.
That is some hot rubber!
Jx
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