Winter tyres

[Chris Bartram]

I'm running same pressures as summers.

I think there is a belief that you should run a few psi lower however (iirc) I think it was Lee who got in touch with a major tyre manufacturer or pulled it off their website advising to leave pressures as per normal (may be even Camskill).

Confirm either way please Lee

My manual says run them 0.2 Bar higher.

 

[RLyons]

My manual says run them 0.2 Bar higher.

I think higher pressures are better, my fronts looks half flat with 34psi in them! Need more like 36psi or more.

Pretty disappointed with the winters generally too, currently wish I hadn't bothered. They are a bit more wallowy, much less grippy than summers above 0 degrees and weren't much better than summers in the snow.

Maybe I expected too much from them... I could also be proved wrong if the winter gets a bit sharper!

 

[Fishy]

Snow.... whats that! Not had any down here.

Fish

 

[Tam]

gonna take mine off this weekend.... save em for next year

will just put em back on if it looks like snow will arrive in February... no snow forecast for January here

 

[dalegolf215]

Still hovering between 3-8 degrees around here so mine will stay on until spring, plus we usually have our snow in january sometime anyway

 

[air121005]

Still hovering between 3-8 degrees around here so mine will stay on until spring, plus we usually have our snow in january sometime anyway

have cosidered taking them off but as the temps are between 0 & 5 most mornings , and as you say we usually have a spell of cold weather late jan / early feb.....i'm thinking the same TBH !

 

[RLyons]

I only got to test them out because I went in search of snow in the lake district! Barely seen below 0 all winter!

 

[bubbles1]

I'm off to Gleshee ski slopes in Scotland in a few weeks and i'll be bloomin miffed if i can't test my winter tyres out !!!!

 

[RLyons]

I'm off to Gleshee ski slopes in Scotland in a few weeks and i'll be bloomin miffed if i can't test my winter tyres out !!!!

No point going if you can't, there wont be any snow on the slope!

http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Glenshee/webcams/latest

 

[Fishy]

Looks like us southerns might get some use for them after all...

Fish

 

[air121005]

Looks like us southerns might get some use for them after all...

Fish

reading your post just made me check the weather forecast....its supposed to be snowing from lunchtime until dawn tomorrow

glad i left my winters on now!!!

 

[air121005]

......it's snowing!

 

[Fishy]

Not yet here. Due around 5pm, just in time for my commute to work.

Fish

 

[eta76]

It's snowing in Holland. And my front tyres are almost worn down... Will be driving carefully until new wheels are delivered :-(

 

[steroidchris]

Just been out in the snow and felt quite smug, driving about with my winter boots on while others are struggling.

 

[Johnersh]

Just been out in the snow and felt quite smug, driving about with my winter boots on while others are struggling.

Nice. I'm hoping for a proper dumping of the white stuff tonight so I can fee the outlay was worth it

 

[air121005]

We've had a good 3" thick blanket settle since 1pm!!!

Certainly glad I left them on now as I'd considered putting the summer wheels back on 3 weeks ago!

 

[Husbandofstinky]

Just dust here at the mo near Cambridge

 

[dalegolf215]

A couple of inches here now
I'm off out to test the winters for snow grip soon ...I shal return with either smugness or pics of an epic fail

 

[Johnersh]

A couple of inches here now
I'm off out to test the winters for snow grip soon ...

Just done the same - went actively looking for hills and to see what (sensible) speed could be maintained before the grip went off.

Quite impressive really - not sure i'd have made it up one of the hills I climbed without winters... On a simple note, ost impressive was how the car stopped and pulled away from the traffic lights in the slush; basically no wheel spin. I might just be a convert to winters forever