Michelin Pilot Sport

..."Performance" tyre.

Michelin used own the Citroen car company from 1934 until 1976.
During the World War 2 , the allies relied heavily on the Michelin range of maps, when planning the Operation Overlord (D-Day landings) on the 6th of June 1944.

The size of a tyre is measured thus:-
We will take a common size tyre as an example - 195/70R x 16 82 V.
"195" is the width of the tread ...
...the recently?

Michelin of course, is a renowned name in the tyre industry, Do you remember the Michelin man,

This company symbol, is called Bibendum, or Bib the Michelin Man, It was introduced in 1898 by the French artist O'Galop, and is one of the oldest trademarks in the world. Andre Michelin actually commissioned the creation of the jolly, fat figure, modelling it on his brother, Today, Bibendum is one of the world's ... more

Two French brothers called Edouard and Andre Michelin, owned a rubber factory. One day, a cyclist with a punctured pneumatic tyre arrived at their factory. This tyre was glued to the rim, and It took over 3 hours to remove it and repair the tyre, which then had to be left overnight to dry. The next day, they took the repaired bicycle into the yard for testing. After several hundred Meters, the repair failed. Despite this setback, they were still enthusiastic about this pneumatic tyre, and proceeded to made their, own, which didn't need glueing onto the rim.

In 1891, they took out the first patent for a removable pneumatic tyre. The rest as they say, is history.

I was lucky enough to buy a car with these fitted, and I can say the amount of grip is brilliant. They do cost more than most tyres, and the noise is slightly louder, but of course it depends on what you want. They are a fairly soft compound, hence the extra grip, however you have to accept that they will wear faster than some. If money was no object, I would fit them, even though I do not need a "Performance" tyre.

Michelin used own the Citroen car company from 1934 until 1976.
During the World War 2 , the allies relied heavily on the Michelin range of maps, when planning the Operation Overlord (D-Day landings) on the 6th of June 1944.

The size of a tyre is measured thus:-
We will take a common size tyre as an example - 195/70R x 16 82 V.
"195" is the width of the tread in mm, "70" is the aspect ratio in % (the height of the sidewall divided by the tyre's width), "R" is short for Radial, and "16" is the diameter (in inches) of the wheel rim itself, (not the tyre rim). The "82" is the load rating, the higher the number, the more weight the tyre can take, (82 is actually for 515Kgs!) "V" is the speed rating, in this case over 240 KPH!, Well above out speed limits, but bear it in mind if you intend going on the Autobahns.

In the UK you will need a minimum of 1.6mm of tread, On trucks and buses, this is the same as motorcycles, just one mm! This is the legal limit, such little tread will shift very little water and you could aquaplane at slow speeds, Many countries specify a lot more tread, look it up if going abroad.

It does not matter how good your tyres are, if you have the wrong pressure in them, yours are correct of course? You checked the recently?

Michelin of course, is a renowned name in the tyre industry, Do you remember the Michelin man,

This company symbol, is called Bibendum, or Bib the Michelin Man, It was introduced in 1898 by the French artist O'Galop, and is one of the oldest trademarks in the world. Andre Michelin actually commissioned the creation of the jolly, fat figure, modelling it on his brother, Today, Bibendum is one of the world's most recognized trademarks, the company trades in over 150 countries. 

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