Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Shadow Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: fat is faster Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:19:16 -0300 Organization: A noiseless patient Shadow Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: <2u9qP.53272$Wdz6.19736@fx16.iad> <3ehkqj5fatep6et2eqc634nbjjqinmo2u2@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:19:20 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="c114109eacb0c0f0e9cffe2324c2cd83"; logging-data="1533149"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX195NCkZ/ZmnWI60FE/zCLkk/5iL4/wZiQg=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:IXf2Bj4uiw6UeRv/ZwFlcXolbs4= X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 3.3/32.846 Bytes: 2505 On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:42:51 -0600, AMuzi wrote: > >CST = Cheng Shin Tire > >https://www.csttires.com/int/about-cst/contact-page/ Cheap. Well, here we pay a 60% tariff on all imported goods, 20% state tax on that, 50% for the reseller and salaries are much lower than the US, so it's relative. A month's minimum salary will buy you 6-8 tires. During the military dictatorship there was a 200% tariff on just about any import, except Scotch whiskey - the economy minister was an alcoholic(Simonsen) The Pirelli tires cost about double, and are made by "Zhongce Rubber Group Co. LTD. , China". No idea who they are. Pirelli used to have several factories in Brazil, but the last real ones closed after the 2015 coup... The Sao Paulo/Campinas "factories" just package imported tires... I don't need "excellent" tires. If one blows out the sidewall, I can push the bike home... []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 Google Fuchsia - 2021