Rainsport's in the snow

[mrc300]

Anybody else find that they are really poor in the snow? I have a set on the 182 with plenty of tread left. I know that they are technically classed as a 'summer tyre'.

 

[Aluco]

Yeah they're not great, they are amazing in the wet but average as fcuk in snow

 

[MicKPM]

You will find that most tyres are bad when rolling in snow/ice conditions.

Drive to the conditions

 

[mrc300]

I was driving to the conditions.... I was just trying to get up a medium incline in a car park in second gear and the front was completely washing wide. Then trying position into a parking space they were pretty useless. A few other instances too at low speeds where the lack of grip caught me unaware.

 

[MicKPM]

That doesn't mean the tyres are s**t though, more like the incline was too much for the car in those conditions.

Lower you tyre pressure, turn off TCS/ESP and don't let the tyres spin too much (although sometimes you need a bit of balanced slip)

 

[Aluco]

Mine are pretty much brand new and I struggled to get up my street yesterday when the road was just dusted in snow. We've had a load more overnight so I don't think I'll get home today unless I walk :rasp:

 

[MartinR]

Lol as Mick said. Or buy winter tyres but tbh no matter what tyre you will have problems.

 

[rslad]

I've got Goodyear ultragrips on mine . Very good.

 

[Adam G]

Chains.

 

[ksykes23]

Ive got budgets on and ended up in a bush on the way to work....then again, that might have been my fault :/

 

[Lal B3N]

All summer tyres are pretty much shite on snow/ice.

 

[Yellow Dave]

In half fresh snow I've overtaken cars going up hill as they sit there wheel spinning. but then i did the same in p zeroNero, pe2 etc. No worse than any other decent tyre in snow.

 

[millzzz]

Don't lower your tyre pressures, it'll make it worse as the weight of the car will be spread over a wider contact patch, which means less grip. That's why winter rally tyres are really skinny. More weight on a smaller contact patch helps to bite through the snow/ice.