Ok so let's keep in mind that at times I pop off emotionally before I have 100% of the facts. I only have my personal experience. I don't know anyone else who runs them.
So it makes me really wonder if it has more to do with supply and demand along with the cost difference of both.
Out east where you guys wheel, there's no shortage of coin so if it were solely a cost issue I can't see that stopping a large group from buying them.
Though it seems to be related to circulation of each. There are a million 39s out there even while you had to be a "racer" to get them so it's pretty easy to get a fairly priced set of 39s and a 17" wheel is real common.
As soon as someone says I wanna try that 42 red then you gotta buy a million dollar 20" wheel and buy them new from BFG or a guy who wants full retail in California.
So by the time you jump through all the hoops and spend all that money, I think unconsciously you feel they should out perform any tire ever invented.
So out of the box, even a 39" red is a little slick from oils and such. They need a break in. Though after you got $5k+ in a 42, maybe you forget about that.
I could be wrong but if a 42 red was just as common as a 39" and the cost reflected that, I really think the assessment would be different.
I figure if a couple guys out east cut sidewalls on a 42 red the first time out, the rumors spread quick about it being junk when the tire was made to operate differently than a TSL sticky. Would you agree?
So it makes me really wonder if it has more to do with supply and demand along with the cost difference of both.
Out east where you guys wheel, there's no shortage of coin so if it were solely a cost issue I can't see that stopping a large group from buying them.
Though it seems to be related to circulation of each. There are a million 39s out there even while you had to be a "racer" to get them so it's pretty easy to get a fairly priced set of 39s and a 17" wheel is real common.
As soon as someone says I wanna try that 42 red then you gotta buy a million dollar 20" wheel and buy them new from BFG or a guy who wants full retail in California.
So by the time you jump through all the hoops and spend all that money, I think unconsciously you feel they should out perform any tire ever invented.
So out of the box, even a 39" red is a little slick from oils and such. They need a break in. Though after you got $5k+ in a 42, maybe you forget about that.
I could be wrong but if a 42 red was just as common as a 39" and the cost reflected that, I really think the assessment would be different.
I figure if a couple guys out east cut sidewalls on a 42 red the first time out, the rumors spread quick about it being junk when the tire was made to operate differently than a TSL sticky. Would you agree?
