Quiet touring tyres for Brisbane commutes
The Gateway and the ICB will tell you if you bought a cheap, noisy carcass. How to shop for touring rubber that stays civil after 6am and still works in the wet.
8 April 2025
Topic hub
Car Tyres
How to choose, read and live with passenger-car and 4x4 tyres on Brisbane streets, motorways and weekend runs.
6 long-form articles in this hub.
Load index and speed ratings explained
91V is not a trim level. It is the carrying capacity and the speed the carcass was built for. How to read those two characters before a special makes them disappear.
21 March 2025
Run-flat versus conventional tyres
Run-flats promise a limp home without a spare. They also ride harder, cost more and leave you stranded in a different way. A clear-eyed comparison for Brisbane drivers.
4 March 2025
When to replace passenger car tyres
Tread bars, cracks, age stamps and a wet-season scare are different clocks. How Brisbane drivers should decide a tyre is finished before the legal minimum makes the decision for them.
18 February 2025
Wet-weather and performance tyres for Brisbane
Performance rubber that looks the part on a dry Saturday can be a liability in a January storm. How to choose a tyre that still works when the Riverside Expressway turns into a river.
3 February 2025
How to read an Australian tyre sidewall
A 205/55R16 91V is not a secret code. Here is how Brisbane drivers should read size, construction, load and speed before anyone in a fitting bay talks them into a different tyre.
14 January 2025