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Steve in germany

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Supertrotter wrote:
Troodos becomes a fully fledged ski resort in the winter although the actual ski season is relatively short.

Ski in the morning, Beach in the afternoon......What a Sh*T life eh

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Mon Nov 10 2008 4:16pm

leedsunited

Member Since: 04 Aug 2008
Location: Selby
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Steve in germany wrote:
Supertrotter wrote:
Troodos becomes a fully fledged ski resort in the winter although the actual ski season is relatively short.

Ski in the morning, Beach in the afternoon......What a Sh*T life eh

I've ski'd there mate and it aint great, blink and you have missed it.

Mon Nov 10 2008 4:46pm

Supertrotter

Member Since: 10 Mar 2006
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leedsunited wrote:
Steve in germany wrote:
Supertrotter wrote:
Troodos becomes a fully fledged ski resort in the winter although the actual ski season is relatively short.

Ski in the morning, Beach in the afternoon......What a S T life eh

I've ski'd there mate and it aint great, blink and you have missed it.

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Mon Nov 10 2008 8:18pm

Josh

Member Since: 24 Dec 2005
Location: Here, there and everywhere
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Killerbob wrote:
What do you do anyway, if you are using 275/40/R20 for winter tires as well? I haven't found any chains in that size.

KB

Think you'll have to have a set of 19" wheels with winter tyres that can take the chains. TDV6 - gone
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Mon Nov 10 2008 9:31pm

npinks
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when i went to france I bought a set (not on a RRS), but they had a return policy that if you didn't use them you could return them, less a percentage of the cost (like a hire charge) or get a percentage off if you keep them and
swap cars/wheel sizes with in a year. (Look up Europa Ski Lodge on google)

Obviously if you have to use them there was no return or swap available, but there is always the for sale section on here

www.roofbox.co.uk have a set of Farrad clamp on spikes for a RRS on 19" in a sale for £178

Mon Nov 10 2008 9:45pm

Killerbob

Member Since: 27 Sep 2008
Location: St. Gallen
Posts: 145

2009 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

Josh wrote:
Killerbob wrote:
What do you do anyway, if you are using 275/40/R20 for winter tires as well? I haven't found any chains in that size.

KB

Think you'll have to have a set of 19" wheels with winter tyres that can take the chains.

I actually found that Petwag has a snow chain set for 275/40 R20:

Spikes Spyder Sport XXL

http://www.pewag.com/kataloge/Snow_chain_f...Sport.html

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Thu Nov 13 2008 1:07am

Josh

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I'm not sure there is enough clearance for snow chains on 275/40/R20's. So although this company makes them I doubt that they will take responsibility for any damage they cause to your RRS.

LR says in the handbook that you can't fit snow chains to 20" wheels.

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Thu Nov 13 2008 2:25pm

Killerbob

Member Since: 27 Sep 2008
Location: St. Gallen
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Then I obviously have a problem; I will be going to places in Austria where chains are required, but I can't find a set of 19" rims available for normal money here in Switzerland.

Am I allowed to have 19" rims and tires on the front, and 20" rims and same brand/model tires on the back? Or is that complete nonsense?

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Thu Nov 13 2008 8:30pm

Josh

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Well I suppose a set of winter tyres and any old set of chains in the boot to keep the Police happy and hope you never actually need them will suffice TDV6 - gone
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Fri Nov 14 2008 2:09pm

Supertrotter

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Killerbob, I would imagine not a good idea. If the car wasn't designed to do so then I imagine it would upset the balance of the car and POSSIBLY be a safety risk.

Personally, I wouldn't risk it

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Fri Nov 14 2008 4:31pm

SachaR

Member Since: 13 Nov 2007
Location: Udine
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Killerbob wrote:
Then I obviously have a problem; I will be going to places in Austria where chains are required, but I can't find a set of 19" rims available for normal money here in Switzerland.

Am I allowed to have 19" rims and tires on the front, and 20" rims and same brand/model tires on the back? Or is that complete nonsense?

KB

Dangerous for the handling and also for your gearbox/differentials as if the rolling radius is different (which they will be as it is near impossible to get the same on different size tyres) the differentials will have to work overtime and increase wear.

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Fri Nov 14 2008 4:40pm

Killerbob

Member Since: 27 Sep 2008
Location: St. Gallen
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Supertrotter wrote:
BTW, that name isn't a refernce to Twin Peaks is it?

Originally it was Killer Bo, as in my name is Bo, and I used in for paintball and online gamings. That turned into KillerBob one day, and yes, this was after doing another long weekend catching up on old Twin Peaks recordings.

Good catch,

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Fri Nov 14 2008 7:10pm

Killerbob

Member Since: 27 Sep 2008
Location: St. Gallen
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Josh wrote:
Well I suppose a set of winter tyres and any old set of chains in the boot to keep the Police happy and hope you never actually need them will suffice

That wouldn't really work. If I then get in trouble, and have a crash, and this is in an area which requires chains, I am s... out of luck.

I guess I'll have to find a set of 19" rims then. They are just so darn expensive here in Switzerland, and buying them in England (via Ebay) is near impossible as most Ebayers will not ship to Switzerland.

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Fri Nov 14 2008 7:14pm

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