This year's chains/cable talk????

[UG_Passat]

I decided to ditch my Spikes Spider Sport
www.spikes-spider.com

for a set of Thule K-Summit....
http://www.thule.com/en-US/US/Products/Snow-Chains/SnowChains/Thule-K_-_Summit

As I'm tired of mounting that hub (and the fix clips for some odd reason stripping the bolts out).....

Only need them for the steep hills I sometimes need to climb when it's covered in snow (as my car, even with Nokian Hakka RSI...couldn't climb)

 

[Rand]

holy poop 1050$ for a set of 4 of those spiders?


those new ones look interesting.

 

[sciphi]

What would chains do for us in the Northeast where we don't often have to worry about really deep snow or sustained ice?

I really do not know, so I am asking out of curiosity.

 

[UG_Passat]

Originally Posted By: sciphi
What would chains do for us in the Northeast where we don't often have to worry about really deep snow or sustained ice?

I really do not know, so I am asking out of curiosity.


We do get deep snow here and there. It's really for climbing the steep hills by my house, as well as braking down those steep hills. THis also includes when the snow gets very packed, where the rubber & tread pattern have difficulty getting traction especially when I'm braking down a hill.

Sometimes, when a snow emergency is declared, the snow emergency routes, while the their definition of a "snow tire" is very broad, does stipulate having snow tires and/or chains.