[ausgeflippt951]

Originally Posted by smdubovsky

Is that a bear eating the arm off a naked woman on your ring?

Originally Posted by Dr K

Ha ha - he has a BEAVER on his ring. Geeky brainy show-off...

Hahaha I hadn't thought of it that way! Sorry, should've cropped the photo. It's my class ring from grad school. It's a beaver holding a scroll with some other impossible-to-see stuff going on in the background. Also enscribed are the letters "IHTFP"...kudos if you know what this means.

Methinks Dr. K knows what's goin' on.

Originally Posted by HoodPin

X2 on its probably done, and should be replaced. IIRC you mentioned in another thread that these tires had some age on them. As the rubber ages, it gets harder and more brittle, thus prone to cracking. The crack is now becoming a potential "break away" point for some tread to chuck off, particularly if you're forced into an off-pavement excursion, and catch the pavement/curbing edge just right. Plus I believe that crack is deep enough that moisture is now able to get into the cords, and the steel belts can begin rusting, leading to further delamination under the tread.

IMHO, better safe than sorry. Would be a pain for a $200 tire to cause you to miss part of a DE weekend or damage the car due to luck not stretching out as long as you'd hoped.

Originally Posted by pjalexandre

For your safety and that of others. Do not run that tire anymore.

Yeah, you're right. Tony, well said -- always good to put things into perspective. So sad. I did get a good run out of 'em -- they're about 8yrs old (*sniff* they grow up so fast!). At that age, they hardly wear! I had been hoping to cord them but 'tis quite difficult.

Originally Posted by Dr K

...or injure somebody else

What size is it? I have some mostly-used-up RA-1s in my garage that probably match the rest of your tires. PM me if it's 225/16 or 245/16. cheap or free depending on tread.

Oh reeeeaallllyyyyy. That's perfect size for me: my Victo's are 225/50/16 and 245/45/16. Please tell me your RA-1's are as well! I just want other tires so that I don't have to use up my street tires...I couldn't care less how sticky they are. I shall send you a PM.










Thanks for all the input. I'll be retiring them.

[ausgeflippt951]

Originally Posted by Vicegrip

gota say that is not an everyday ring...

Most of the folks that hang around here would say that tire is done. Water can get into the steel belting and cause it to fail.

Yeah that also had been occurring to me. I'm not seeing cords (yet) but they're so damn old I might as well let them go.

Originally Posted by Cliff Claven

if you want to keep milking it you probably need to look into retreading it

I hadn't thought of that. I don't think one could do much due to the slice extending into the sidewall.

[Lt. Dan]

Gotta say... If someone DID make a ring showing a bear eating a naked woman... I'd buy it.

[Trak Ratt]

"IHTFP" - I hate this fucking place
1st saw this in Vietnam on latrine walls and other places in the '60s. Suspect it dates backs even further.

Saw it again at George Mason in the early ‘70s (just before it split with UVA). Prolly just some cookie cutter drone collegians trying to make some obscure point about the establishment and how they weren’t really a part of it

[911pete]

IHTFP= I Hate This F***ing Place

We said that alot at the Air Force Academy.

Pete

[VaSteve]

Dr K has that ring i think...its from MIT, no? Which explains your long brain killing posts.

[ausgeflippt951]

Originally Posted by Trak Ratt

"IHTFP" - I hate this fucking place
1st saw this in Vietnam on latrine walls and other places in the '60s. Suspect it dates backs even further.

Saw it again at George Mason in the early ‘70s (just before it split with UVA). Prolly just some cookie cutter drone collegians trying to make some obscure point about the establishment and how they weren’t really a part of it

Originally Posted by 911pete

IHTFP= I Hate This F***ing Place

We said that alot at the Air Force Academy.

Pete

Hahaha why nooooooooo we always told people it meant "I Have Truly Found Paradise"!

At one of the grad dorms there is a three-story sign with this on the side.

Originally Posted by VaSteve

Dr K has that ring i think...its from MIT, no? Which explains your long brain killing posts.

Haha I knowww. Man once I start typing I usually can't stop...which is why I try not to post too terribly much. Hasn't been working well for me this week.

[tbernard]

here's the MIT reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacks_a...chnology#IHTFP

[spiffyjiff]

pfft those tires are just fine - here, i have some duct tape and a staple gun...

[Dr K]

Originally Posted by ausgeflippt951

haha i knowww. Man once i start typing i usually can't stop...which is why i try not to post too terribly much. Hasn't been working well for me this week.

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