WTB : Tire Warmers

[tomholiday]

Am looking to buy some tire warmers. Size 120/160.

[Jeff]

Richard has monthly sales & typically a give-away on Tyr Sox.  Watch the commercial classifieds.

Tenn2 is another company that has warmers who has supported the site here.

[Burt Munro]

Richard has monthly sales & typically a give-away on Tyr Sox.  Watch the commercial classifieds.

Isn't Richard running a special summer price of $175/set?

http://www.ccsforum.com/index.php/topic,17495.0.html

[tomholiday]

Just ran across that myself and will probably buy from them. Thanks 

I thought I already had a set of Chicken Hawks, but unfortunately was just scammed 

[vosnick52]

Buy a set of T2 tire warmers.
Adjustable, digital, great price.
You won't be dissapointed

[LMsports]

Not to bash anyone etc but I don't think you will ultimately be happy with tyrsox. I've never used the T2 but they have to be better. If you want to ensure your investment then get the chicken hawks. They are the best and they will always be worth something.

[tomholiday]

I just used my new set of Tyrsox for the first time yesterday and I can't be any happier with them. What's wrong with Tyrsox?

And how can you say something is better if you've never used it, because they cost more?

[Jeff]

And how can you say something is better if you've never used it, because they cost more?

construction, technology, materials...

I'm pretty sure that cheng shin makes a tire that would fit whatever you're racing.  If you haven't used it, how can you say it's inferior to dunlop/michelin/pirelli/bridgestone?  Just because it's cheaper??

(for the record, I'm NOT saying any warmer is better/worse, I'm just pointing out the obvious answer to the question)

[tomholiday]

I'm not trying to be an ass here, its just the simple fact that I have heard *a lot* opinions since i've started racing and about 50% aren't backed up some founded reasoning. Yes, i've done my own research and the theory behind Tyrsox makes the most sense to me, plain and simple. Maybe they won't be worth as much as ChickenHawks if I ever get out of this money pit, but i'm not buying anything to sell it.

I was really just curious as to why he thought they were better and was hoping to hear an answer like, different construction, technology, materials, etc, and not just "you get what you pay for". But even more so, I would like to hear specifics of the differing construction methods, what the technology difference is, and what the material difference is to make it a superior product. It might not be so obvious to someone who has never used T2's or ChickenHawks. I haven't been on this board for very long and I do take peoples opinions into consideration as much as possible, but without factual info i'm probably not drinking the koolaid.

and Rob, if you can figure out how to make me ultimately happy my GF will probably want to marry you

[Jeff]

It's extremely subjective.  Every vendor says their product is BEST because of specific reasons or claims.

What I like about Tyr Sox:

Cheap
Effective at WARMING the tire

Features they don't necessarily have (again, this doesn't make them BAD, it's just a difference).

No variable thermostat
Ease of installation/removal
One piece insulated design over 2 piece blanket design
Testing by RRW a few years back clearly showed other warmers to provide more heat (now whether it was too much heat, enough heat is very debatable, etc).

I've used:
Tyr Sox
Bickle
Chicken Hawk
PDI
Sportsbike
Tire Bakers/Woodcraft

Over the years and there are good and bad in EVERY set.  The Tyr Sox are not a bad warmer, I personally prefer some features which they do not contain.

[tomholiday]

Thanks Jeff. I wasn't aware of the Bickle warmers.

[Jeff]

There are probably 50 or more brands of tire warmers available, and ultimately they come from probably less than 5 sources worldwide.