The darkside is wonderful

[scot in exile]

i put my hand under one once....it was quite hot!!!

Did the guy punch you or was he a willing partner?

 

[scot in exile]

Not all of us are Ritchie Rich.

Not really a case of being RR, I was brought up believing if you cannot afford something you do not buy it and that includes basic maintenance like tyres. I fully understand the arguments about MC and Car tyres long straight cross country roads or trips like Steve does or done a car tyre would have been perfect.

 

[mully95]

Tried the darkside because I would never truly know if I would like until I tried it. Took it off very shorty after.

 

[barbagris]

do you darksiders find a tire dealer to mount the tire or do you have to do it yourself?
seems a dealer would be worried 'bout liability...
just curious

My local tyre place did it. And without qualms. What's more the Firestone rep was there and took us all out for lunch.

 

[Tripps]

Do not confuse cheaper with better

 

[BigNorm]

do you darksiders find a tire dealer to mount the tire or do you have to do it yourself?
seems a dealer would be worried 'bout liability...
just curious

I mounted it myself.

 

[BigNorm]

Not really a case of being RR, I was brought up believing if you cannot afford something you do not buy it and that includes basic maintenance like tyres. I fully understand the arguments about MC and Car tyres long straight cross country roads or trips like Steve does or done a car tyre would have been perfect.

I grew up on bikes. For a while in my life I was without. I don't plan on ever being without again. It's the one thing I do for me and I really don't get to do it too often. Is what it is.

 

[ThisGuy]

Do not confuse cheaper with beter

Cheaper is better if two options meet your needs equally. When I first went darkside either tire would've met my needs, and the extra $150-200 in my pocket mattered. (That's based on the tires available in 2008, considering initial purchase only. I likely saved several times that when considering replacement interval.)

For me at that time, cheaper was definitely better.

 

[RKTNMYPKT]

I went to the dark side once, it was degrading, I woke up in the morning feeling cheap and used....

 

[Tripps]

To each his own. I've always told my wife, all I want on my tombstone is "He wasn't cheap"


"I do not prize the word "cheap." It is not a badge of honor. It is a symbol of despair. Cheap prices make for cheap goods; cheap goods make for cheap men; and cheap men make for a cheap country." - William McKinley