PNUBES

[attym3]

You know, the little hairs on new tyres. Don't know if its true or not(hope it is) they are called PNUBES.




Mark

[vladcjelli]

attym3 said:

You know, the little hairs on new tyres. Don't know if its true or not(hope it is) they are called PNUBES.




Mark

And, rather than developing more hairs as they get older, when cars go through pnuberty, they lose their hairs.

[pidsy]

Haha! I just snort-laughed!

[MrReg]

Following sniffpetrol on twitter are you??

[vladcjelli]

MrReg said:

Following sniffpetrol on twitter are you??

What's a twitter?

[attym3]

MrReg said:

Following sniffpetrol on twitter are you??

Mark

[ash reynolds]

LMAO - Pneu is french for tyre, so could well be true!

[liquidken]

They're called spew pips.

[T5R+]

Whiskers and nipples are commonly used term.

However, nibs, nubs, hair and flash are also used.

Generally it is accepted that "sprue" is nearer the mark as tyres are made/cured in clam-shell type device similar to a mould in (injection moulded) plastics, wherein the excess material which "runs out" of the part is a sprue.

Yes I am fun at parties.

[vladcjelli]

T5R+ said:

Whiskers and nipples are commonly used term.

However, nibs, nubs, hair and flash are also used.

Generally it is accepted that "sprue" is nearer the mark as tyres are made/cured in clam-shell type device similar to a mould in (injection moulded) plastics, wherein the excess material which "runs out" of the part is a sprue.

Yes I am fun at parties.

The sort of parties where people are unnecessarily interested in rubber?

[Urban Sports]

More to the point who the feck has 14 inch wheels?

[Jw Vw]

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[rovsd1]

This made me laugh!!!

[Slinky]

Urban Sports said:

More to the point who the feck has 14 inch wheels?

I've got 13s on "the beast" ...

[Blakewater]

Do they have a purpose?

[Zwoelf]

Blakewater said:

Do they have a purpose?

As above, they're a leftover part of how tyres are made.

[rollsound]

vladcjelli said:

What's a twitter?

its the bit on a bird between the tt and the stter.

[vladcjelli]

rollsound said:

vladcjelli said:

What's a twitter?

its the bit on a bird between the tt and the stter.

That explains some of the stuff I've read about it then.