"Green Diamond" ice/snow tires

[RWEST]

Anyone heard of or had any experience with these http://www.greendiamondtire.com/ studless, yet 'studded effect' ice/snow tires? Seems like an interesting idea.

 

[mrsilv04]

VERY interesting.... It is actually a retreaded tire.

 

[Gillsy]

Originally Posted By: RWEST
Anyone heard of or had any experience with these http://www.greendiamondtire.com/ studless, yet 'studded effect' ice/snow tires? Seems like an interesting idea.
A friend of mine almost got into the business. It's a retread with carbide bits mixed into the compound. Others tried the process but the carbide was tough on the molds. Green Diamond got the process down. I think they are lower in price than a premium winter tire, but they don't perform as well.

 

[ffracer]

Yep, they are made in Elmira, NY USA by Twin Tier Tire. A retread. PRetty good tires for reasonable price. Never tried them, but the idea is value, not high performance.

http://greendiamondtire.com/history.html

These guys are 10 min from me. The company operates a reputable tire store locally. People seem to like them, but I've never tried them.

 

[DmanWho]

These tires and this company have my attention... I read the Offroader.om review and am fairly impressed. I wonder if you can have siping done to this type of tire? Anybody have first-hand experience with this product?

 

[Drew99GT]

They already have the haka type wavy siping that most snow tires come with. No need for the aftermarket garbage siping.