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What you need to know about tire speed ratings

Canadians have learned to live with speed limits ever since they have learned to drive. Rarely above 100 km/h, they do reach 110 km/h in certain areas of the country. That means that our speed limits are well below the speed limit of the tires that are sold on the market. That said, every tire has a speed limit which ...

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When is it time to change our summer tires?

winter tires, replacing your winter tires, buying winter tires, winter safety

Summer is unfortunately coming to an end. We feel it when we wake up in the morning and when we go outdoors at night. Obviously, September still has quite a few sunny days left in the tank, but they are getting few and far between. We must therefore start preparing for the unavoidable winter that is at our door. “The ...

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Nokian zLINE A/S: Nokian makes an all-season tire?

Nokian zLINE tyres

It’s terrible for me to admit that I was not aware that Nokian, one of the world’s oldest tire makers, produces and sells an all-season tire, sorry, tyre. To find out if I was alone or had been living under a rock for too long, I asked a number of industry people including some tire guys about it. Although all ...

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Some tips for storing your tires

Storing winter tires

Motorists in Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec are struggling with an unknown reality in most other countries, and even in other provinces even if we share the same climate: owning eight tires. In fact, the law requires us to have winter tires between December 15th and March 15th, and after that the majority of consumers make the wise decision to ...

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