It amazes me when I see people who don't have an interest in Darksiding spending so much time in a Darkside forum. There are foot fetish forums out there somewhere and since I don't have a foot fetish, I don't go there. Wouldn't it be silly of me to go to a foot fetish forum and speak negatively about rubbing feet? Might make you think I had other motives wouldn't it?
Just a thought ....
Just a thought for you, Kelly, since you seem prone to flamethrowing before most others here... Take a look at the intention of this thread as stated by the OP, i.e., "...putting together an evaluation of the Darkside...". He solicited the help of Oz based Darksiders to provide readily available study/test subjects, obviously because there are not alot of Darksiders around his environs.
The OP did not seem to be commissioning a one-sided car tire circle jerk, where the advocates of using such tires are to be held above any questioning, concerns or curiosity from the "nonbelievers" or, as is the case with me, from those concerned with any potential safety issues. Like it or not, there seems to be two very distinct sides to this coin and the opportunity to potentially have some credible analysis done and/or to have some new light shed on the subject, is a heartily welcomed one.
Rather than flinging the poo, let's just try to have a civil and respectful conversation on this highly controversial subject, without it degrading into a do-or-die, my-way-or- the-highway, pissing contest. Puhleeeease!
The main thing to keep in mind here is that no one really gives a chit which type of tire you choose to run (well, I don't give a crap, anyway). It's simply a
choice and whomever does the
choosing has to live with the results of their
choice. If we ever find conclusive evidence to support one camp over the other, then, of course, all bets are off and let the poop land where it may.