I am getting close to needing to buy a new set of tires. My purchase of Double Coin tires brought more than a few comments, especially those comparing Michelin tires and all other options available to us.

So I started poking around on the internet to see what is out there in tire land. That inspired me to dig into Double Coin a little bit because they have been good (except for one damaged by an unknown road hazard) and I did not want to rule them out.

Well ladies and gentlemen......in poking around the Michelin site I did a search and found that Michelin and Double Coin are not competitors because Michelin owns Double Coin.

http://www.michelin.com/corporate/EN/search

Michelin and Double Coin have created a joint stock company in Shanghai.