Re: [CR] Tires

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

In-Reply-To: <PLEDLMNNAFGCJOAIICLBEENFEOAA.beandk@rcn.com>
References:
From: "Fred Blasdel" <blasdelf@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 11:46:31 -0700
To: beandk@rcn.com
Cc: CR List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Tires


On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 11:51 PM, David Bean <beandk@rcn.com> wrote:
> Aren't National and Panaracer tires both made by Matsushita?  And IRC is a
> separate company?

Matsushita is National is Panasonic -- the latter ones are just newer names for the same old company.

IRC is "Inouye Rubber Company", unrelated except they're also a Japanese manufacturer of high quality tires

Fred Blasdel
Seattle, WA