| Subject: | Re: Tires - Yokohama Y370 195R14 - Progress Report |
| From: | John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM> |
| Date: | Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:05:59 -0400 |
Gab
What pressures are you using?
John Meeks
http://www.vanagonauts.com
Vanagon Rescue Squad
On Jul 30, 2012 12:59 AM, "Gabriel Hourtouat" <ghourtouat@gmail.com> wrote:
> Brief Report:
> GREAT traction in wet grass, shallow mud, and sand.
> POOR reaction in heavy winds at 100 km/hour on the highway.
> QUIET, comfortable ride.
>
> -excellent success getting down a muddy hill and back up the grassy
> patch next to it. Both slopes were wet. Hesitate to estimate the
> slope as I didn't try to figure it out while I was there; but it was
> enough to knock me off my mountain bike when I didn't give it respect,
> so maybe 12%. (About as steep as Bell School Line access up the
> escarpment, but not as steep as the Appleby Line switchback, in the
> Milton, Ontario area.)
>
> -poor success in strong cross-winds and head-winds. We experienced
> lots of van motion; but don't have any wind-speed numbers to quantify
> the challenge. Sure seemed windy, wha! Would like to know just how
> strong the winds actually were -- anyone know how to find this info
> for Thursday, July 26, from Cobourg to Ottawa, Ontario.
>
> -quiet and comfortable -- IE not noisey enough to be heard over the
> engine and wind noise (even with the windows shut. And with the
> windows open in 34C heat, forget about talking at highway speeds.)
>
> gab
> 86 Westy, Miss Betty still rolling.
>