To 40 series or not to 40 series, that is the question

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by BitHed

...recently the super-store (relative i know) Cost-Co came to Japan and now we have the pleasure of using an American fabric-softener...BIG green bottle (why is everything in America so BIG?) but it smells great :D The bottle makes for a great kiddie shovel after its emptytoo :D Easy carrying handle :D

...ok...Question...

If you had the choice of 40 series OR Baja 5B wheels on Savage or an Emaxx for example, drivetrain issues aside, which would you choose and why?

...I am thinking Baja...Baja fronts dont seem TOO heavy at all...the bigger rim with the shorter sidewall will makes things nice and smooth too IMO...Thoughts>?

American fabric softener, bleech, etc. is all in such large containers because the enviro-nazis have us convinced that by increasing the size of the container "by just 10%" we'll save trillions of tons of waste plastic every year, so at least once a year we get a new "10% Larger!" container which results in the massive containers you're referring to.

I'd go with Baja tires. Hostile tires hook up well, last forever, and Baja beedlocks actually work. 40 series tires cost almost as much and have MUCH thinner rubber which tears easier.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

American fabric softener, bleech, etc. is all in such large containers because the enviro-nazis have us convinced that by increasing the size of the container "by just 10%" we'll save trillions of tons of waste plastic every year, so at least once a year we get a new "10% Larger!" container which results in the massive containers you're referring to.

I'd go with Baja tires. Hostile tires hook up well, last forever, and Baja beedlocks actually work. 40 series tires cost almost as much and have MUCH thinner rubber which tears easier.

Never heard of that, but it is true that the ratio of surface area to volume goes down as you increase in size ( ie a golf ball has more surface area than a beach ball per unit of volume.)

Can't see how Costco necc helps the enviro considering every fraking thing is wrapped in a clamshell. Still, costco FTW.

Why is everything in Japan so small? ;) We have so much space we have no idea what to do with it.

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by Finnster

Never heard of that, but it is true that the ratio of surface area to volume goes down as you increase in size ( ie a golf ball has more surface area than a beach ball per unit of volume.)

Can't see how Costco necc helps the enviro considering every fraking thing is wrapped in a clamshell. Still, costco FTW.

Why is everything in Japan so small? ;) We have so much space we have no idea what to do with it.

When I worked for WalMart that's what I was told, and we had to do demos for the newer, larger bottles and one of the points we had to put across to the customer was the SA:V ratio of the new bottle vs. the old one.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

When I worked for WalMart that's what I was told, and we had to do demos for the newer, larger bottles and one of the points we had to put across to the customer was the SA:V ratio of the new bottle vs. the old one.

Really? lol

I could only imagine trying to explain the efficiencies, cost reductions and waste minimization to some housewife coming in to buy soap in at walmart.
"its cheaper that way" seems an easier sell. :)

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by Finnster

Really? lol

I could only imagine trying to explain the efficiencies, cost reductions and waste minimization to some housewife coming in to buy soap in at walmart.
"its cheaper that way" seems an easier sell. :)

No kidding. I think I still hear "It's too heavy now!" in my dreams