Whos come off winter tyres?

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Whos come off winter tyres?

I forgot to put mine on again this year...

But if I was making the decision unless there was a sudden heat wave I'd see March out, dunno where you are but we can get heavy snowfall up until early April.
 
Three weeks ago, but that's only because the wheels had Winter tyres on them already.

I don't usually bother.

It's not the tyre it's the driver. Winter driving and Summer driving are different disciplines. :)
 
Three weeks ago, but that's only because the wheels had Winter tyres on them already.

I don't usually bother.

It's not the tyre it's the driver. Winter driving and Summer driving are different disciplines. :)

Only partly true.

Winter tyres stay more flexible at lower temperatures. They feel so different in colder weather, bringing confidence. Summer tyres can be made to work in poor conditions, but ultimately will give up sooner than winters. A poor driver will get either to give up sooner.
 
I was really tempted to get the summer wheels down this weekend but we're heading back to minus temps again next week so I'll keep the winters on for a bit longer. At least my alloys are snuggly stored and not getting damaged by the random pot holes that are appearing daily thanks to the road works.

Maybe I'll keep the steel wheels on until the Aberdeen bypass is completed :chin: :yuck:
 
Only partly true.

Winter tyres stay more flexible at lower temperatures. They feel so different in colder weather, bringing confidence. Summer tyres can be made to work in poor conditions, but ultimately will give up sooner than winters.

A poor driver will get either to give up sooner.

My Michelin Pilot Sports were crap, they felt lumpy and I could feel them moving under load if the air temperature was below 3'C. My Toyo T1's have been fine down to -1'C.

The Pilot tyres were a "medium" compound and as such better suited to a higher surface temperature (at 3'C air the road was between -1'C and +5'C). Personally I never use a medium or harder compound on the road because the surface is mostly grey kitty litter and we only have two or three days a year where the surface is about 30'C.

Back to my it's the driver not the tyre comment. If you can feel the tyre is under performing you adjust and adapt your driving to suit the conditions. That's the road surface, weather, traffic and tyre conditions. So we're both right. :D

I also agree a poor driver with the best tyres available will still be a poor driver. (y)
 
Well i decided to get my brakes checked and well pads were down to slitthers so wacked the new pads in i had in stock

Ended up putting the summer tyres on

For the very brief periods where its cold like 2 - 3 im only driving for 5 mins... so alot of my skill im trusting

Didnt see point in sticking summers back on when i had already got half of them . off

Loving the better grip again... even in the rain....
 
For the very brief periods where its cold like 2 - 3 im only driving for 5 mins... so alot of my skill im trusting

As alluded to above there isn't really anything to be scared of. Just give yourself some wider safety margins if the temperature is low. Unless you've got seriously aggressive summer tyres (pzero corsas or cup 2s) they'll work just fine just not as well as winters.

As long as you drive to the conditions and it doesn't snow a blizzard it'll be fine.
 
I've still mine on. Never change back before March is over. We had a bit of snow here this morning.
 
Been around the midlands area'

Snow this year hasn't been that much

Going from "c" wet rated winters to "a" wet rated Summers
My god is there a difference.... My have to find some better winters for next time

Ziggy

The A rated summer tyres (assuming you are talking Euro labeling) are a much softer compound than traditional summer tyres. I've had summer tyres that just switch off in cold temperatures (continentals and Toyos) but due to the noise and rolling resistance testing the newer ones tend to have a softer compound (I'm on Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance). You do get grip drop off at lower temperatures but it's nowhere near what you used to get. The toyos that my car came with induced arm twirling understeer if shown a corner at moderate speed in cold and wet conditions, I've not seen any since they met the bin.

Would be interesting to see how a mid/low end winter tyre compares in about a 4 degree wet day to the higher rated summer tyres.
 
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