New tires from Bridgestone

[George_Neighbros69]

I've noticed Bridgestone has quietly introduced two new tires that look interesting.

1. Bridgestone UltraWeather
This appears to be the successor to the WeatherPeak. It carries the Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) rating, uses Bridgestone's ENLITEN technology, and has a 60,000-mile treadwear warranty. I'm curious whether Bridgestone addressed the shorter tread life that some WeatherPeak owners reported.

2. Bridgestone Dueler Maverick A/T
This is a new all-terrain tire sold exclusively through Discount Tire. It also carries the 3PMSF rating and comes with a 60,000-mile treadwear warranty.
It will be interesting to see real-world experiences with tread life, wet traction, road noise, and winter performance. On paper, both look like they could be strong additions.

 

[I<3oil]

Interesting. Dueler looks like if a BFG KO2, Wildpeak, General Grabber, and a Toyo Open Country III had a baby.

 

[k1xv]

I have always viewed mileage warranties as a sales gimmick mechanism for making you come back to buy replacements when your tires wear out before full warrantied mileage. And also buy tire rotations.

And, how thin does the tread have to get before you are entitled to a warranty claim? 2/32"? Many drivers replace tires long before the tread gets that thin.

 

[_Will_]

I was looking at the Maverick yesterday as a more aggressive alternative to the ascent, I've got KO3 on my Titan now and they're mostly okay but their wet weather performance seems to be falling off some. The ascent is getting great reviews so a more aggressive tread with the same/similar compound could be a winner next go around. Just wish they had the white lettering available on them, I do like the look.