By: Tsungirirai Demetria Kambayo
Email:tsungikambayo@gmail.com
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away,” Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The above statement applies to all circumstances of life not to forget, the same is true for knowing your types of car tyres. Leonardo Da Vinci suggests that learning never exhausts the mind and I echo the idea in a loud voice. It is a wise decision and indeed a kind gesture to yourself and the rest of others, to have adequate knowledge of your cars tyres from size to functionality. It definitely saves you time and unnecessary drama on the road. Tyres are chosen essentially due to difference in vehicles, purposes and situations. “Friends are like the tyres of a car, your dreams ride on the backs of your friends. Wrong sizes make the car wobble, flat tyre leave you stranded and could end in fatal accidents,” a popular web page had to emphasize.
The types of car tyres are as follows: Summer tyres are designed for temperatures above 7 degrees with a soft compound to cater for the gripping the road. These tyres have a thread that helps in aqua planing resistance and also the soft compound facilitates with good speed and agility. Winter tyres are for conditions less than 7 degrees. Elevated natural rubber makes the tyres flexible while the thread with deep and little grooves assist in grip and channeling away of water. A mixture of winter and summer tyre componentsΒ make up the all-season tyres. They are not quite fit for extreme weather events though if no peak conditions are reached, and commuting is the main usage of the vehicle then all-season tyres are the favorable move for you.
“A bad attitude is like a flat tyre, you can’t go anywhere until you change it,” Simon Sinek. Temporary tyres are also known as space saver for they are used primarily when the main tyre has a puncture due to their smaller size and inadequate ability to carry load for prolonged periods. Stock or Original Equipment tyres are given by manufacturers though they can be altered to suitΒ your needs, it is best to be aware of their price and purpose of service on the vehicle.
Touring tyres have a wider tread to help keep up with balance when travelling miles, giving a comfortable and quite luxurious drive. Tyre management has always been part of the qualifying strategy and the race itself. I don’t know about others; I just remember I always push much as I can to obtain the best result possible,” Romain Grosjean. Sporty tyres have soft rubber and a wide tread for stability and high speed performance. “A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments,” Mario Andretti. Predominantly, the tyres are not suitable to consume bumps and undulations on rough roads.
All terrain tyres are designed to strive on all topography. The broader and forceful tread patch with powerful shoulders can survive in roughest landscapes. Due to durability than normal tyres, are far more costly and noiser owing to the grooves to cater for tough environments. Off road or mud tyres having enormous tread blocks that poke intensely to grip and shove mud away, they are very noisy and get damaged easily when operating on smooth surfaces. It’s always safe gesture to be caught on the right side than to regret on the road.”Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest,” Hermann Hesse.
