New tyre, different tread pattern?

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Originally Posted by Bohica

The tread is identical, size etc. identical. The only difference is the name on the side wall. And the price.

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And compound.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

And compound.

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The tyres last about 5 years, maybe. The ones that don't go pop! I have had 2 go pop. They get a hell of a work out at times. The one I replaced had a radial split on the inner side wall.
I wonder about the cost effectiveness and traction of the cheaper ones compared to the others.

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Originally Posted by thai_tiger

Yes i remember those days.....all they had to do was get two things correct, make em black and make em round...they all got one right [bigrolf]

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Hahaha, and I'm only talking of the mid 90's, too. It blew my tiny little mind at the time, we'd be going through the sets and selecting the ones I wanted.
Avon were much tighter in their production batches too, but vary they do.