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RobertSmalls · 04-26-2011, 08:05 PM

Bearing in mind the amount of energy required to produce wooden wagon wheels / leather tires / moon buggy spring arrays / tofu twheels, I'd say synthetic rubber tires are an absolute bargain considering how long they last.

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RobertSmalls Left Lane Ecodriver Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA Posts: 2,257 Prius C - '12 Toyota Prius C Thanks: 79 Thanked 287 Times in 200 Posts	Bearing in mind the amount of energy required to produce wooden wagon wheels / leather tires / moon buggy spring arrays / tofu twheels, I'd say synthetic rubber tires are an absolute bargain considering how long they last.