[Drew68]

I think they still make totally excellent tires.

It's kinda funny how so many people don't realize Michelin-starred restaurants comes from Michelin tires.

Michelin wanted to sell tires be getting people to drive to nice restaurants.

And, yes, for the longest time, Michelin tires were the best that you could buy. Thought I think the Japanese have caught up.

I remember being a "tire buster" for Sears Automotive back in the early 90s. After installing tires on a wheel, we'd put them on a balancing machine to see where to place the lead weights. Michelins almost never needed weights, and if they did, they needed the smallest size. They also marked where to place the tire along that valve stem for more accurate balancing. No other manufacturer did that.

Plus, their beads were the easiest to mount.

[Paladin2]

“Michelins almost never needed weights, and if they did, they needed the smallest size.”

BINGO!

[Stellar, among no shortage of superior performance on other tire attributes.]

[Tires are very complex. Most peeps have NO idea.]

[AndyJackson]

I think the Japanese have caught up.

[redinIllinois]

Wow, I didn’t know tires were complex and interesting!

Thanks for posting cool info..

[Lurker]

I busted down and installed a lot of tires when I was in high school.

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