Rocky Mountain Roos
15967 South Golden Rd, Golden, CO 80401 303.289.2892

Tires and Wheels

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The Fallacy of Cheap Tires Sold in Golden

New tires are a big ticket item for most Golden drivers. You're not only concerned about the price, but you want to know that it'll be a long time before you need to buy new tires again. And of cours...
Published on: Feb 08, 2024

Rocky Mountain Roos Tech Question on Tire Wear

{{ image('MzM0') }} Rocky Mountain Roos Tech Question:My name is Dan. My vehicle tires wore out early and I had to replace them. What can I do to make my tires last longer?Rocky Mountain Roos Answer:...
Published on: Jul 24, 2023

Tires By the Numbers (What Tire Numbers Mean)

You may have noticed your tires have a pretty long number on them.  Yours might start with a letter, then a 3-digit number, followed by a few more numbers and letters.  That string of letter...
Published on: Jan 06, 2022

Simple Answers from Rocky Mountain Roos in Golden: Winter Tires

{{ image('MzUx') }} Question:What is the benefit of winter tires?Rocky Mountain Roos Answer:This is a really good question. Most new vehicles in Golden come with all-season tires that work pretty wel...
Published on: Jul 14, 2021

Selecting Tires

{{ image('MzUx') }} Question:I need new tires. How do I know which tires to get?Rocky Mountain Roos Answer:Let's look at selecting new tires in light of three factors: Function, Fit, and Value. Func...
Published on: May 11, 2020

Tire Tread Depth

When talking about stopping power, we tend to focus on our brakes. But our tires are where the rubber meets the road. So having good brakes isn't enough: we have to have tires with enough traction to ...
Published on: Mar 01, 2020

Are You Going Nuts? (Lug Nut Replacement)

If your vehicle has a few years on it, you've no doubt had your tires rotated a few times. That means, of course, that a technician has loosened the lug nuts (which hold the wheels on) to remove the w...
Published on: Dec 13, 2019

Nailed It! (Tire Repairs)

We've all been there.  You park somewhere only to return and find one of your tires is flat; you've picked up a nail on the road.  You're hoping you can just have it patched and be on your w...
Published on: Nov 10, 2019