rbart4506
01-25-2005, 07:40 AM
Hey guys...
I\'m new at this whole winter tire/summer tire thing. Ever since I\'ve been driving, over 15 years now, I\'ve always ridden on all-season tires and never really thought about winters. This year, however, I decided to bite the bullet and get some winters. I had heard of all the benefits and I thought it was time to check it out for myself. Now I\'m starting to think about spring and what to do at that time. I\'ve got the GS model with the Toyo Proxes tires on 15\" alloys that I\'d like to replace. The Toyo tires are ok in the dry, but I really notice a lack of performance in the wet. This was actually one of the main reasons why I got the winters. If the all-seasons are sliding around in rain, how would they be in the snow?? At any rate I want to replace those tires, but I\'m not sure if I should get a dedicated summer tire or just run all-seasons in the good weather. I\'m partial to Michelin tires since I\'ve had a lot of luck with their X-Ones all-seasons and now X-Ice winters. Part of the consideration for me will be cost. I\'m not looking for all out performance here since I\'ve got the GS and really just a regular guy. Whatever I get has to be a tire that has good wet and drive handling characteristics with a good tread wear.
I know this is pretty vague, but I\'m really just at the start of my search.
Thanks,
Rich
I\'m new at this whole winter tire/summer tire thing. Ever since I\'ve been driving, over 15 years now, I\'ve always ridden on all-season tires and never really thought about winters. This year, however, I decided to bite the bullet and get some winters. I had heard of all the benefits and I thought it was time to check it out for myself. Now I\'m starting to think about spring and what to do at that time. I\'ve got the GS model with the Toyo Proxes tires on 15\" alloys that I\'d like to replace. The Toyo tires are ok in the dry, but I really notice a lack of performance in the wet. This was actually one of the main reasons why I got the winters. If the all-seasons are sliding around in rain, how would they be in the snow?? At any rate I want to replace those tires, but I\'m not sure if I should get a dedicated summer tire or just run all-seasons in the good weather. I\'m partial to Michelin tires since I\'ve had a lot of luck with their X-Ones all-seasons and now X-Ice winters. Part of the consideration for me will be cost. I\'m not looking for all out performance here since I\'ve got the GS and really just a regular guy. Whatever I get has to be a tire that has good wet and drive handling characteristics with a good tread wear.
I know this is pretty vague, but I\'m really just at the start of my search.
Thanks,
Rich