Do you want to understand that Alien Language on your 18″ Used Tires ? Just read this : 

BCS - Black Circumferencial Serration

BL - Black Letters

BSL - Black Serrated Letters

BSB - Black Serrated Band

ENWL -Extra Narrow White Letters

ROBL - Raised Outlined Black Letters 

OWL - Outlined White Letters

OBL - Outlined Black Letters 

These are only a few .. but they’re the important ones (:

Off to read my tires,
Mykalanne

Don’t know if you need to rotate your New or Used Tires ? That makes two of us, let’s figure it out together; okay? 

1. If you just so happen to have Front Wheel Drive (which you most likely will have), you need to keep your Front tires in the best condition; by doing this, you can increase the grip your tires have with the road. Since you want to find out if your tires need to be rotated, just go ahead & grab a Tread Depth Gauge; which you can find at pretty much any Auto Parts Store & at all Used Tire Shops . 

2. When you finally get to a point where you’re ready to check them, measure the tread line in the middle of your front tires. Take a note of the measurement.

3. After this is done, walk to the back of your car & do the same thing for your rear tires. 

4. If the tread on your rear tires just so happens to be 1/32 of an inch thicker than the tires in the front of your vehicle, then you may need to have your tires rotated.

Pretty easy, right? I was even surprised that I can do it. 

Off to the Tire Shop,
Mykalanne. 

P.S : It’s not a valid coupon; just something to match the blog-so don’t get too carried away(:

It’s pretty brief so just be ready for it : 

1. The reason why New & Used Winter Tires / New & Used Snow Tires are different from regular tires is because they have specific tread patterns that are customized to dig down & bite into the snow & ice. They are also made from rubber compounds that are much softer from the ordinary one that you see on All-Season Tires. 

2. All-Season Tires are not as good in the Winter time as New or Used Winter Tires are. An easy way to actually understand the difference is to think of All-Season Tires as regular sneakers that you can wear everyday & New / Used Winter Tires would be the snow boots that you belt on whenever you go to the mountains. Are you getting a better picture? 

3. If you’re thinking about getting New or even Used Winter Tires & have the idea of just putting it on the Front Wheels; don’t do it. The reason why is because when you do this & drive in the snow, your Rear Wheels are not going to have any grip on the slippery road; which means that you can most likely spin out of control ): 

These are the three basic things that you should remember when mounting & driving on New & Used Winter Tires . I hope it helps !

Off to the mountains,
Mykalanne.

Even I’ve thought about this millions of times; I mean, a heavy car on 12″ Used Tires ? How does that happen? 

It all deals with the pressure & the square inches of the Tire. Since there is an approximately 30 psi per square inch, there must be quite a few inches of contact patch to actually carry the weight of that car of yours. If there is more weight on the car or you decrease the pressure of the tire, that just means that you need more square inches of contact patch; therefore, the flat spot gets bigger than usual. 

When you’re tire is spinning (obviously), the contact patch has to move around the tire so that way, it can stay in contact with the road you’re driving on. Considering an underinflated tire needs to bend more to make contact with the road, it takes more strength & energy to push it down the road; which means it leads to more heat.

But you knew this already, right?

Learning something new everyday,
Mykalanne.

Have a certain question about your New & Motorcycle Used Tires ? Want me to answer them? Of course you do (: 

To be completely honest, there is no specific amount of time that is given for the life of tires; it all depends on the type of the tire, the kind or motorcycle you have, what kind of driver you are .. so hopefully you’re a good one, but let’s go over the “Categories”, shall we? 

If you tend to drive fast, you might want to consider a Soft Sport Tire for your bike. They won’t last you that long, but they’re meant to get a better grip on the road. If you just stick to interstates & highways for bike riding, then you’ll notice that your tires will last longer compared to the bikes that are driven on the regular street. 

If you’re one to just bust out your bike on special occasions, your tires might develop something called dry rot. This means that the tire has probably gone flat & the weight of the motorcycle would eventually cause the sidewall to crack. 

So I guess it all depends on how you ride your bike & how often you ride it; right? 

Drive safely!
Mykalanne.