Good video comparing Summer tyres, Winter tyres and All Season tyres
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Edwrai
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I put our A2 onto Bridgestone Allweather A05, not as biased to the snow as the Cross climate, but better in the wet IIRC. This should work for me in the South East.
Check out Jon's other videos and his 'tyre reviews' website that brings together the results of many tyre tests from around the world.
Check out Jon's other videos and his 'tyre reviews' website that brings together the results of many tyre tests from around the world.
dj_efk
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The A005 is a good tyre choice for SE England for sure, you’ll be happy with them, no doubt.
This topic (and I think the actual video the OP has shared) has now been covered quite a few times but always good to revisit:
When I looked at what was available on the all-season market, I thought from the test data it has relatively high rolling resistance compared with some - which is incompatible with my aims for Merlin as a long distance eco express. There is also there no data available on how it performs in different temperatures and also when say, half worn.
The Michelin’s have been tested at different temperatures in Tyre Reviews’s video on the subject (this put me off the the Conti AllseasonContact as my preferred choice, as that tyre’s performance degrades by a fair margin in warmer temps; shame as it has very low relative rolling resistance) - also Michelin are THE best known tyre brand for worn tyre performance. They are expensive though, however this can be offset to some extent by their high durability in service.
For all these reasons, my conclusion was that if you have decided you need all-seasons, can afford them and can be sure you’ll get the wear out of them before they age-expire, the CrossClimate+ is still the safest choice. Concerns about ride comfort due to the much-higher-than-spec XL load rating have been disproved by esteemed members on here who run them, such as @Edwrai and a few others, who say they ride comfortably once the tyre pressures are set correctly.
If you can’t quite justify the expense then I would look at the Conti, Bridgestone or the latest Goodyear. I would not go even lower class premium (Vredstein, Nokia etc.) for all-seasons as their performance just doesn’t stack up.
This topic (and I think the actual video the OP has shared) has now been covered quite a few times but always good to revisit:
When I looked at what was available on the all-season market, I thought from the test data it has relatively high rolling resistance compared with some - which is incompatible with my aims for Merlin as a long distance eco express. There is also there no data available on how it performs in different temperatures and also when say, half worn.
The Michelin’s have been tested at different temperatures in Tyre Reviews’s video on the subject (this put me off the the Conti AllseasonContact as my preferred choice, as that tyre’s performance degrades by a fair margin in warmer temps; shame as it has very low relative rolling resistance) - also Michelin are THE best known tyre brand for worn tyre performance. They are expensive though, however this can be offset to some extent by their high durability in service.
For all these reasons, my conclusion was that if you have decided you need all-seasons, can afford them and can be sure you’ll get the wear out of them before they age-expire, the CrossClimate+ is still the safest choice. Concerns about ride comfort due to the much-higher-than-spec XL load rating have been disproved by esteemed members on here who run them, such as @Edwrai and a few others, who say they ride comfortably once the tyre pressures are set correctly.
If you can’t quite justify the expense then I would look at the Conti, Bridgestone or the latest Goodyear. I would not go even lower class premium (Vredstein, Nokia etc.) for all-seasons as their performance just doesn’t stack up.
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greywolfhound
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Depends which write ups nothing like experiencing first hand nokian weatherproof superb tyres full stop ..
I thought I would add my tuppence worth to this nokian weatherproof 185 60 15 ..over 20 months from new 16000 miles tread new 8mm ...just checked wear 7mm tread on rear tyres left and 6 mm left on front tyres these will be swapped in next couple of weeks front to back but I know I have raved about these before ..but the proof is in the pudding great tyre with no feathering on the edges ..? we live on the Somerset levels in the sticks always wet greasy roads and icy in winter they have proved superb and because A2 is a light car great in the hot dry weather ..?
Ordered a new set for the new castle red tdi acquisition.... thanks Steve ?...
I thought I would add my tuppence worth to this nokian weatherproof 185 60 15 ..over 20 months from new 16000 miles tread new 8mm ...just checked wear 7mm tread on rear tyres left and 6 mm left on front tyres these will be swapped in next couple of weeks front to back but I know I have raved about these before ..but the proof is in the pudding great tyre with no feathering on the edges ..? we live on the Somerset levels in the sticks always wet greasy roads and icy in winter they have proved superb and because A2 is a light car great in the hot dry weather ..?
Ordered a new set for the new castle red tdi acquisition.... thanks Steve ?...
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