Originally Posted by geeman789
Not sure anybody thinks 24*F is COLD. Had he done those tests at 0*F or colder, the results would likely have been much better for the winter set up. Plus, the summer tires ( Bridgestone RE71R's ) are a super aggressive, super soft max performance / auto-x tire with minimal tread pattern, tread depth and zero sipes. Compared to the winter tire with heavily siped and generally small, unstable tread blocks, the summer tire SHOULD brake better, as it will be a much more stable platform.
Not a great test, IMO.
Here is an RE-71R ...
I had numerous performance summer tires, from Continental Sprotcontact, Potenza ER300 etc. to Michelin PSS. They are awful compared to dedicated snow tire once temperature goes below freezing point.
Not sure anybody thinks 24*F is COLD. Had he done those tests at 0*F or colder, the results would likely have been much better for the winter set up. Plus, the summer tires ( Bridgestone RE71R's ) are a super aggressive, super soft max performance / auto-x tire with minimal tread pattern, tread depth and zero sipes. Compared to the winter tire with heavily siped and generally small, unstable tread blocks, the summer tire SHOULD brake better, as it will be a much more stable platform.
Not a great test, IMO.
Here is an RE-71R ...
I had numerous performance summer tires, from Continental Sprotcontact, Potenza ER300 etc. to Michelin PSS. They are awful compared to dedicated snow tire once temperature goes below freezing point.