Like all good love stories,
Alaskans’ love affair with their winter tires may have more to do with
inexplicable likes and dislikes than brain power. But this is not to say science
and good instincts have no role in how drivers choose tire mates for their cars.
Remember that scene in the movie “Grease” where good girl Olivia Newton John and bad boy John Travolta reinvent themselves to impress the other? You know the part, where Danny suddenly dons a letter sweater while Sandy sexes up in sleek, black leather. Their eyes meet,Buy women fashionshoes women casual shoes. giving way to this exchange:
Like Danny, studded tires have a bad rap, perhaps well earned. Their biggest downfall is their appetite for asphalt. They chew up roads, increasing wear and tear, resulting in sometimes-staggering repair fees. Some countries and states have already outlawed them. An effort to ban them failed to make the ballot earlier this year in Oregon, where some estimates place the studded-tire road damage bill up to $40 million a year. That's about four times the state’s repair budget.favorite skateshoes of some of the world's top athletes and celebrities in a new collection designed.
True to form, Alaskans aren’t following suit. They like their studs, even though rival studless tires have made great improvements over the years in an effort to woo customers. In places where studded tires are banned, it’s an easy sell. But in Alaska, where people don’t have to settle for an arranged match, metal-toothed tires maintain their allure.
“Nothing will replace metal on ice,” said Rich Lamar, general manager at Johnson Tire in Anchorage. “Metal on ice is always going to give you better traction.” Lamar has been in the tire business for nearly four decades, spending the last 27 years here in Alaska. His customers have historically chosen studded tires, and continue to do so, he said. “To us, it’s a no brainer. You get more traction and they last longer.”
The alternatives are an all-season tire, or a studless winter model that features a specialized, absorbent rubber and cuts, or siping, in the tread. The concept is that the studless winter versions mop up water and moisture like a sponge, allowing the grooves in the tread to “bite” the road surface. Asked how those models perform at colder temperatures,So beautiful womenshoes with so beautiful quality. Lamar said to imagine walking around with sponges strapped to the bottom of your feet,I found thisreplicawatches in an old box in my house the other day and am curious if it is legitimate or not. then asked:
“What kind of performance would you expect?”
For Lamar, studs reign supreme for the same reason ice climbers wear crampons and winter pedestrians put ice cleats on their shoes -- they work.
The passenger fleets for the city of Anchorage and state of Alaska are also for the most part outfitted with studded tires during winter. Some of this is a function of performance.Shop for buywatches at at our watches store. The Anchorage Police Department, for instance, said other models aren’t rated for high speeds, a problem if you’re in the business of chasing bad guys.
“We like them for the ice, they are much better on icy conditions,” said Alan Czajkowski, director of Anchorage’s Public Works Department. Winter was so fierce last year, the deadline for removing studs was extended until May 1. “And a lot of it is (also) dollars and cents."
The city has found that Bridgestone’s Blizzak tires cost 60 percent more than studded models and don’t last any longer. “If we are not seeing better traction or a safer tire then it doesn’t make sense to spend 60 percent more,” he said. It would cost Anchorage $123 per tire to outfit its police cars with Blizzaks, while studded tires run about $74 per tire, according to data provided by the city.
Remember that scene in the movie “Grease” where good girl Olivia Newton John and bad boy John Travolta reinvent themselves to impress the other? You know the part, where Danny suddenly dons a letter sweater while Sandy sexes up in sleek, black leather. Their eyes meet,Buy women fashionshoes women casual shoes. giving way to this exchange:
Like Danny, studded tires have a bad rap, perhaps well earned. Their biggest downfall is their appetite for asphalt. They chew up roads, increasing wear and tear, resulting in sometimes-staggering repair fees. Some countries and states have already outlawed them. An effort to ban them failed to make the ballot earlier this year in Oregon, where some estimates place the studded-tire road damage bill up to $40 million a year. That's about four times the state’s repair budget.favorite skateshoes of some of the world's top athletes and celebrities in a new collection designed.
True to form, Alaskans aren’t following suit. They like their studs, even though rival studless tires have made great improvements over the years in an effort to woo customers. In places where studded tires are banned, it’s an easy sell. But in Alaska, where people don’t have to settle for an arranged match, metal-toothed tires maintain their allure.
“Nothing will replace metal on ice,” said Rich Lamar, general manager at Johnson Tire in Anchorage. “Metal on ice is always going to give you better traction.” Lamar has been in the tire business for nearly four decades, spending the last 27 years here in Alaska. His customers have historically chosen studded tires, and continue to do so, he said. “To us, it’s a no brainer. You get more traction and they last longer.”
The alternatives are an all-season tire, or a studless winter model that features a specialized, absorbent rubber and cuts, or siping, in the tread. The concept is that the studless winter versions mop up water and moisture like a sponge, allowing the grooves in the tread to “bite” the road surface. Asked how those models perform at colder temperatures,So beautiful womenshoes with so beautiful quality. Lamar said to imagine walking around with sponges strapped to the bottom of your feet,I found thisreplicawatches in an old box in my house the other day and am curious if it is legitimate or not. then asked:
“What kind of performance would you expect?”
For Lamar, studs reign supreme for the same reason ice climbers wear crampons and winter pedestrians put ice cleats on their shoes -- they work.
The passenger fleets for the city of Anchorage and state of Alaska are also for the most part outfitted with studded tires during winter. Some of this is a function of performance.Shop for buywatches at at our watches store. The Anchorage Police Department, for instance, said other models aren’t rated for high speeds, a problem if you’re in the business of chasing bad guys.
“We like them for the ice, they are much better on icy conditions,” said Alan Czajkowski, director of Anchorage’s Public Works Department. Winter was so fierce last year, the deadline for removing studs was extended until May 1. “And a lot of it is (also) dollars and cents."
The city has found that Bridgestone’s Blizzak tires cost 60 percent more than studded models and don’t last any longer. “If we are not seeing better traction or a safer tire then it doesn’t make sense to spend 60 percent more,” he said. It would cost Anchorage $123 per tire to outfit its police cars with Blizzaks, while studded tires run about $74 per tire, according to data provided by the city.
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