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Offline Agreeable Slick

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Re: Winter tyres??? save your pennies
« Reply #1 on: 03 November 2010, 15:54 »
There are a couple of guys at work with these after the last couple of years, and they do actually work suprisingly well. :smiley:

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Re: Winter tyres??? save your pennies
« Reply #2 on: 03 November 2010, 15:56 »
Rolfe ran a set of these last year with good results apparently  :smiley:

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Re: Winter tyres??? save your pennies
« Reply #3 on: 03 November 2010, 16:02 »
seen loads of very expensive cars running them in January in andorra. better than forking out £600 on tyres you need only a couple of times a year

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Re: Winter tyres??? save your pennies
« Reply #4 on: 03 November 2010, 16:04 »
seen loads of very expensive cars running them in January in andorra. better than forking out £600 on tyres you need only a couple of times a year


Agreed  :smiley:  Might buy a set.  Not a bad price at under £70  :smiley:

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Re: Winter tyres??? save your pennies
« Reply #5 on: 03 November 2010, 16:06 »
Very good in snow, not so good on slushy roads.

Looked at these for my skiing trip where you have to have snow chains by law and unfortunately these snow socks are not accepted.
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Re: Winter tyres??? save your pennies
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Re: Winter tyres??? save your pennies
« Reply #7 on: 03 November 2010, 17:25 »
seen loads of very expensive cars running them in January in andorra. better than forking out £600 on tyres you need only a couple of times a year


Does the temperature where you are only drop below 5 degrees-ish only a couple of times a year?
If not, you are fooling yourself.

My Goodyears flick from perfectly grippy on a 12 degree day, to a liability on a 4.5 degree day just now.
I'll be putting my winter tyres on in the next few days as up in the frozen north we are spending more time below 7 degrees than above it.
So winter wheels on.

Those socks really help in deep snow...but do bugger all on cold roads where more summer orientated rubber compounds just don't work.

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Re: Winter tyres??? save your pennies
« Reply #8 on: 03 November 2010, 18:04 »
I have a pair of these and they work very well as an alternative to snow chains even when your winter tyres can't cut it.

remember you can only do 30mph on these things. which is fine if your only doing short local trips

still think the winter tyres are the best option for winter with a set of these in the boot for when the snow gets really deep.



I'm a very keen skier and often go in search of the white stuff. So its a no brainer for me. :smiley:
 


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Re: Winter tyres??? save your pennies
« Reply #9 on: 03 November 2010, 18:22 »
I have a set of these and they work very well,

I was getting so much grip on the front that if you hit the brakes hard the rear locked up first and would chuck the tail out.

Only problem is getting them on if you don't have much clearance between the tyre and the wheel arch, turning the wheel out does help though.

Always carry a set of gloves. If you don't your hands are usually numb after you have finished putting them on  :laugh:

It is also a good idea to order them now as when the snow starts falling they are usually out of stock.  :smiley:
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