Date:         Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:38:07 -0800
Reply-To:     dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Nokian Tires
Comments: To: obeechi@RUNBOX.COM
In-Reply-To:  <E1ErBIq-0006SK-01@fenris.runbox.com>
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I have a couple of sets of the C2, studded and
unstudded.

By far the best tire I have used on my Syncros in
winter conditions, period.

The compound is soft so I do not run them during the
summer.

dylan

--- Mark C <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM> wrote:

> Hi, are you running these tires year round?? They
> have studs from what I read.., you do have the C2..,
>
>
> I'm looking at all Nokian stuff.., never really
> looked into their stuff before..,
>
> In WR (worlds fastest friction tire for changing
> winter conditions) they have
> 205 65R15 99H XL, not sure what XL means
> 215 65R15 100H
>
> In i3 (high performance for cool rainy conditions)
> they have
> 205 65R15 99T XL
>
> In NRC2 (a three season tire) they have
> 225 70R15 110S
> 205 65R15 100S
>
> In Hakka RSi (R speed for chaning weather
> conditions, snow ice wet) they have
> 205 70R15 100R XL
> 205 65R15 99R XL
> 215 65R15 100R XL
>
> In Hakka CQ (van tire, studdless, good for ice snow
> wet dry) they have,
> 225 70R15 110Q
> 205 65R15 100Q
>
> In Hakka C2 (studded) they have
> 225 70R15 110Q
> 205 65R15 100Q
>
> In Hakka 4 they have
> 215 65R15 100T XL
>
> I've omitted tires that we not of a load index of at
> least 97, and these are all of tires for a a 15 inch
> wheel.., also there are some summer tires available
> which I haven't listed...,
>
> So are there any Nokianee's out there using the
> above tires??
>
> And mtbiker62, are you running your C2's year
> round..,?? Are these quiet enough to do that??
>
> I get confused on the speed rating.., I know Z is
> fast.., and isn't R just standard speed..,
>
> So when I see 95T is that T for a speed rating of T,
> or is it something else??
>
> I commonly hit speeds of 80 to 85 miles an hour,
> sometimes for a duration of time.., and I have no
> information at this point on how much air these
> tires each can hold..,
>
> BTW, what psi are people running w tires on 15 inch
> wheels?? I know that on 14 inch wheels, 45 for the
> front and 55 for the rear is common..,
>
> I know some people like Agilis 51's on a 15 inch
> wheel.., but I don't think they're as good for snow
> conditions.., and some of these Nok's have a wheel
> lip protector.., I could really use that for the way
> I park against curbs sometimes..,
>




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