All this talk of snow
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All this talk of snow
Now I have a complete set of spare OEM rims, curtesy of Mr Honda. I may as well use them as my winter alloys and shod them in a tyre thats better suited to winter climbs.
Now I would like a tyre that improves wet/snow/ice grip (assuming we get any!!) but doesn't compromise too much on the dry weather handling. Any recommendations from our north of the border friends?
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Now I would like a tyre that improves wet/snow/ice grip (assuming we get any!!) but doesn't compromise too much on the dry weather handling. Any recommendations from our north of the border friends?
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Run for cover!
If you think S-02s are controversial..........
I'll start with the suggestion that you don't need a true winter tyre that for south(!) F1s, or German Shepherd Dogs should be a good compromise.
If you think S-02s are controversial..........
I'll start with the suggestion that you don't need a true winter tyre that for south(!) F1s, or German Shepherd Dogs should be a good compromise.
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves,Aug 3 2004, 10:15 AM
I'll start with the suggestion that you don't need a true winter tyre that for south(!)
Unless you can rely on snow, proper snow tyres aren't really necessary.I bought mine because I go on regular weekend trips to the north of scotland in the winter. While there is rarely snow on the road for any length of time, the last thing i wanted was to get caught out by unexpected snowfalls (which do happen frequently above a certain height) in SO2s.
It was also partly experimental - hooning around on snow is great fun!
The tyres by their nature have very soft sidewalls, and thus are very ponderous around corners (feels like the back is going all the time, when it isn't really). Although they cope much better with standing water (as you'd expect), I wouldn't like to drive the car hard on them for any length of time. It would have to be VERY wet and cold before they were an improvement on SO2s if you were pushing the car IMHO.
I don't know what the F1s or Toyos are like on snow, but if they give you traction, they may be the better bet for your purposes.
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Cheers for the links Ian very useful, looks like dedicated snow tyres would be overkill, well for at least 5 months of our 6 month winter 
But "be prepared" was the moto Baden Powell taught us so......
Having run my old ATR on F1's in the snow, let's just say it was entertaining as were the T1-s, which again I had on the ATR.
But "be prepared" was the moto Baden Powell taught us so......Having run my old ATR on F1's in the snow, let's just say it was entertaining as were the T1-s, which again I had on the ATR.
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I have my winter plan sorted, it's not as drastic as winter tyres though! As snow is such a rare site in the south east of england, will just use the S as my excuse to work from home for a couple of days 
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