Date:         Fri, 17 Jan 1997 12:44:22 -0800
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From:         Lawrence Johnson <ljohnson@halhinet.on.ca>
Subject:      Re: EV Tire Report - Blizzaks

RGOLEN@umassd.edu wrote:
> 
> Over the past couple of years I have been recommending the Michelin MXLs for
> the EV as an all around tire. It's better in all conditions than the Contis
> that came with my EV, and others have rated it better than the OEM GoodYears
> as well. The MXLs have been good in the snow, and up until last weekend I
> used the Contis and MXLs during the winter.
> 
> However, this weekend, I decided to put some snows on the EV. You see my
> house is located on a steep gravel covered private road. As a result it does
> not get plowed by the town, and after the neighbors, and my wife have driven
> up the road (after a snow storm) the snow is packed and traction on the EV
> is close to zero....so some creative driving has to be done to get up to the
> street. This past weekend after a minor snow storm, I decided to go for some
> snows.
> 
> I picked up a set of Bridgestone Blizzaks. All I can say, is I should have
> done this earlier. Yes, the MXLs are good....but the Blizzaks are excellent
> in the snow and fantastic on the ice. They are supposed to have the
> characteristics of studded snows on the ice...without the studs.
> 
> I tried an experiment with them. My EV has ABS, and one one particularly
> bad street (covered with ice) I would hit the brakes and the ABS would kick
> in (with the MXLs). On the way home (after putting the new tires) I did the
> same with the Blizzaks....the EV stopped quicker, and the ABS barely kicked
> in.
> 
> Ric

Bridgestone Blizzaks are good but Nokia's Hakkaapelitta No. 10 are even
better.
IMHO Larry