Date:         Sun, 27 Jul 2003 02:47:21 +0100
Reply-To:     Timothy Lee Harrison <tim@HARRISONLAND.CO.UK>
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From:         Timothy Lee Harrison <tim@HARRISONLAND.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
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On Sunday 27 Jul 2003 01:05, tom ring wrote:

> I lived for 30 years in one of the heaviest snowfall areas in the US,
> the eastern tip of Lake Ontario, where we got about 300 inches a year
> snowfall.  We used snow tires, tractionized tires, and for a while, when
> they first came out, studded tires.  They are not worth anything in snow
> beyond the tread you are on.  They are great on glare ice.  Look at the
> conditions you will be driving in, and buy a good M/S or snow tire
> accordingly.  And skip the studs unless ice is a normal occurance.

I lived in Austria for long enough to have seen this one. The man's right: 
snow tyres are the way to go. If you *do* use spikes (as we called them) 
use them for *ice*, and on all four wheels. It's no good having traction 
to propel yourself forward if you can't steer or brake properly because 
you lose traction at the front end. 

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Tim
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