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[Lizzie Zoom]

Amazing!!!

I have just read online that remoulds, or rather RETREADS as they are referred to ARE legal in the U.K.

Apparently they are now made to very strict regulations;  bloody hell, they need to be!!  I would never fit those to my potentially 150 mph Omega

[Doctor Gollum]

My first car had remoulds fitted by the dealer I got it from. One decided to disintegrate at speed on the A23.

Suffice to say I have never bought another remould tyre. And nor will I.

Main brand part worns if budget dictates, or known proven budgets... Runway Enduros on the Omega being a case in point.

[LC0112G]

Almost all aircraft tyres are remoulds/re-treads - and some of them are rated to a lot higher speeds than any Omega will ever go - aside from driving off a cliff.

[Andy B]

Almost all aircraft tyres are remoulds/re-treads - and some of them are rated to a lot higher speeds than any Omega will ever go - aside from driving off a cliff.

probably don't do the mileage though 

[Doctor Gollum]

Almost all aircraft tyres are remoulds/re-treads - and some of them are rated to a lot higher speeds than any Omega will ever go - aside from driving off a cliff.

probably don't do the mileage though 

They take a beating... Almost all the braking forces and barely a quarter of the A350 landings I have experienced are what a lay person would consider acceptable... Controlled flight into terrain would be a more appropriate definition.

That said, they're remoulded to a decent, accountable, standard and the casings aren't used indefinitely.

[Nick W]

Almost all aircraft tyres are remoulds/re-treads - and some of them are rated to a lot higher speeds than any Omega will ever go - aside from driving off a cliff.

probably don't do the mileage though 

They do suddenly go from nothing to landing speed by having the aircraft's weight dropped onto them.


The autogyros we worked on came with 12" tyres meant for lawnmowers, which didn't last long. The upgrade was to fit scooter ones, which were at least designed to handle the speed.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Almost all aircraft tyres are remoulds/re-treads - and some of them are rated to a lot higher speeds than any Omega will ever go - aside from driving off a cliff.

I'll try not to think about that next time I'm sat in a 500 odd tonne Airbus A380 as the pilot puts it down on the runway with a hell of a thump!        

[Terbs]

I probably paid £20 to £25 for a full set of Goodyear remoulds in 1965. But as Lizzie says...we were belting around like new kids on the block at 50/60 mph