From: lars@beagle-ears.com
On 2025-12-19, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:26:22 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:
>
>> Nokian - made by Nokia?
>
> Made in Nokia, Finland. It did split from the Nokia Corporation. fwiw I
> recently retired my Nokia phone when it became pregnant. Replacing the
> battery was more trouble than it was worth.
>
>
>> Hakkapeliitta - also looks Finnish - does hakka mean "hook" or "stud" ?
>
> More like 'kill the bastards'. It goes back to Gustavus Adolphus' light
> cavalry in the 30 Years War and comes from their battle cry.
>
>> And how does such a weird, outlandish brand end up on a tire shop shelf
>> in Montana?
>
> Good question. iirc I got them at Les Schwab's. That's one of the more
> popular tire stores in the west. They tend to be eclectic. Vredestein,
> Hankook, Pirelli, whatever. My current studs are Hankook. Laufen is also
> Hankook. Looking at their current page they also have Cooper studs but not
> for my car.
>
> The Toyota takes 175/65R15 tires which limits the field. If I were buying
> new studs they would be Toyos. It can get weird. For example one of the
> summer selections is Dean, which is a private label of Cooper.
You obviously pay way more attention to tires than I ever do. But then,
you probably need to in your climate.
I just go to Costco and get whatever Michelins they have in my size.
Here we do not have to deal with snow or slush, just very occasional
heavy rain in some places. And the first rain (even a small one) after a
long, dry spell, the water lifts accumulated oil drips out of the pores
in the asphalt on the freeway, making it slick. Sometimes too slick for
the idiots who keep going 70 mph in the drizzle.
In my younger days, we'd occasionally go up to the Sierra to find snow
to play in, and the Highway Patrol would have checkpoints to enforce
chains that were mandated. Not much need for winter tires.
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Lars Poulsen - a geek in Santa Barbara, CA
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