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A Les Schwab Tire Centers store in Wilsonville, Oregon. Les Schwab's venture into the tire business began when he bought an OK Rubber Welders franchise store in nearby Prineville in early 1952. [3] Schwab was 34, with an expecting wife and an 11-year-old son, and had never even fixed a flat tire.
Les Schwab Tires entered the Denver metropolitan area with five stores in October 2012, the first in Colorado, bringing the total number of company owned stores to 374. [9] The company does more than $1.6 billion in sales each year, [ 8 ] and is the second largest independent tire retailer in the United States .
Some companies such as Les Schwab claim that microsiped tires reduce tire friction heat and tire wear and extends the life of the tire. [7] Both Bridgestone and Michelin sell snow tires that are siped at the factory, while Saf-Tee Siping and Grooving sells machines that can sipe most standard vehicle tires. Siping can also be done by hand.
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Airless tires, non-pneumatic tires (NPT), or flat-free tires are tires that are not supported by air pressure. [1] [2] [3] They can be used on small vehicles such as ride-on lawn mowers and motorized golf carts. They also are used on heavy equipment required to operate on sites where risk of tire punctures is high.
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