It's thanks to the EU that Spanish infrastructure is so heavily invested...!
On 12 November 2016 at 10:48, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I’m sure that you’re right, Brian. Also there might have been fewer
> places to repair or replace a tyre.
>
> On that subject, I drove in Madrid a few weeks ago and the road surface
> was utterly beautiful: there was very little noise or vibration from the
> road. If only we had roads like that in the UK . . .
>
> Chris
>
> > On 12 Nov 2016, at 07:34, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > In the days when this machine
> > was built, many roads were loose gravel (not tar-seal or concrete), many
> > had sharp flints in the gravel, and tyre technology was not nearly as
> > advanced as it is today.
> >
> > Plus, narrow tyres for a heavy machine places
> > a lot of pressure on the rubber.
>
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