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How good are Michelin TRX's?

I have a '88 635CSi and as everyone knows, the older 5- and 6- series 
(E24 and E28) came with 390mm rims shod with TRX's.  My question is, 
exactly how good a tire is the TRX?  I know that the tread design is 
probably pretty ancient, but they do a decent job on my 6.  Sometimes 
when I take a corner slightly quicker or come around a bend, the tires 
seem to handle the stresses pretty well.  The sidewalls on the 220/55/390 
tires aren't exactly short, but they do a reasonably good job.  I'm 
thinking of buying a set of 17" wheels for the summer next year and am 
probably getting rid of a set of the rims, but I'd love some comments 
from everyone on their opinions on the TRX doughnuts.

		
		* Roy Kao - e0ewqbwu@domain.elided *
		*    '88 BMW 635CSi  '93 VW Corrado VR6	   *
		*     "Why fly when you can DRIVE?...."    *