winter tires for 2015 accord

[dfarr67]

There is no road in the Rockies that need studs.
Maybe if one day you decide to climb Pallavicini slope.

Simple answer here- you don't like studs.....so don't run them.

 

[edyvw]

Simple answer here- you don't like studs.....so don't run them.

Of course I am not running them. And I do probably 20k a winter in the Rockies on local roads.

 

[dfarr67]

Of course I am not running them. And I do probably 20k a winter in the Rockies on local roads.

And that is why the tire manufacturers offer studs as an option for the rest of us inferior drivers.

 

[edyvw]

And that is why the tire manufacturers offer studs as an option for the rest of us inferior drivers.

You will be driving on inferior tires. Their performance in other conditions is compromised. Front range is not known as some ice box like North Dakota. In the end, most of the time you are driving on dry roads. Studless tires are compromised in dry conditions anyway, especially warm conditions, let alone studded tires that require different compound.

 

[krzyss]

Studded tires are very good in quite narrow conditions and pay dearly for it in noise and lesser performance in all others.

It even seems that studless tires beat studded ones on "cold" ice. Some Russian test 6-7 years ago.
"warm' ice was the element for studs - just below 0C 32F.

Too cold ice was too hard for the studs apparently.

Pick your poison.

Krzyś