only from the mayor’s house to the city administration. In general, what I want to say is that I’m happy with the tires, they balanced well at about 15 grams per wheel, and I didn’t even have to load one. First impressions are very noisy after the summer, but I think this is normal for studs, although after for about a month the noise has decreased significantly, maybe I got used to it, or maybe the spikes got used to it, who knows, in short, it’s not fatal. Secondly, the 100% element of rubber is loose snow and snow porridge, I’ve never sat down on my belly during the winter, pushing a snowdrift with my bumper but it rushes like a tank, the tread pattern is designed like this, an evil tree. Third, icy conditions, the ice is a little worse, but worse in what respect the car brakes perfectly, by the way, look in the rearview mirror more often, you get up and no one will stand up behind you, personal experience. But It’s problematic to start from a traffic light, the tires slip, you need to get used to it, I’m used to it quickly, we accelerate quietly with the brakes, and then accelerate, accelerate well, the spikes cut into the ice normally. Snowy, icy slopes, climbs, all sorts of ski resorts are a blast. In general, I’m happy with the tires, In terms of price/quality ratio, believe me, you won’t find a better one. Today I changed my shoes for the summer, you can look at the tires on the studs, that we have front wheels with 9 studs per wheel, rear wheels with 3 studs, I consider them full winter season this is normal, considering that there are about a hundred of them per wheel, about 20% of them are worn out, I think it should still be enough for 2-3 seasons.

It paddles awesomely through slushy snow, snow drifts and ruts are easily navigated with front-wheel drive. If you compare closely in Bridgestone spike01 then directional stability The Goodyear is much better, the bridge moved at speed and seemed somehow overly stiff and sporty in the steering wheel. Excellent advice on comfort and Scandinavian character, I recommend it especially for four-wheel drive.

I also bought a set of summer tires from this store. I took Mishek because the second car also has summer Mishki, and the remaining two wheels are still on spare tires. Prices in stores are comparable, worthy promotions for summer tires For some reason it wasn’t available in the summer, so I bought it here. Bears are bears, there’s nothing bad to say except for the price, but after a month I stupidly gave the side panel (well, it’s soft) and again in the tried and tested way for, now with just one bear. All three times the managers' work was excellent, I hope good reviews they won't be spoiled. Thank you.

Their element is snow, this is where they all appear best qualities these tires. In a blizzard or snowfall on a country road, confident movement with overtaking and changing lanes. It’s impossible for them to skid in the snow in the yard - they’ll pull you out! You don’t feel aquaplaning, no puddles, no snow-water porridge - very confident. After the first season (~8 t.km), 1-2 studs disappeared on the drive wheels. Total! The driving style is moderately aggressive, with active acceleration and braking. I try to avoid slipping, but sometimes it happens on the slides - the spikes hold on! They forgive getting into holes, here, I think, the developers worked separately, and this is good - in the first year of the release of these tires I read reviews about how they exploded on harmless holes. I myself am a witness to this; on the 10th, in the first week after the purchase, I threw out one wheel. Now everything is much more reliable. Well, if trouble happens, and with our roads this is very possible, then Good Year gives a premium 1-year guarantee (http://site/news/premium-garantiya-goodyear/), I already took advantage of it, damaged the wheel after getting into a steel, uncovered gutter, like some garage owners like to install. Many thanks to the Mosavtoshina team!!! I highly recommend these tires, all my friends who use them are also very happy. The main thing to remember is that the laws of physics have not been canceled, and no matter how good the tires are, winter is winter.

2 tires - the first season on the drive axle, the second on the driven axle. Lost ~40-50% of spines. Replacement.

2 tires - the first season on the driven one, the second and third season on the driving one, so far I have lost 15-20%, no more. I bought 2 new ones, put them on the driven axle, next year I’ll swap them and keep driving and driving..

Conclusion - it definitely needs a break-in. Style - moderate, urban. It’s generally difficult to drive without slipping in winter, the car is like that, if you give it a little more gas, the wheels come off, the rear wheels are only loaded with the handbrake sometimes.

The price is more than comfortable. Everyone writes about balancing - I have never encountered such a problem and did not find it here.

There is traction in a straight line, it corners well, without complaints, the moment the rear axle stalls is intuitive, the front axle stalls (since front wheel drive) controlled - I slightly released the gas pedal - it went like it was on rails.

There is braking, and it’s good, which was surprising, because... studded tires.

No complaints, rebuilding without any problems, everything grinds.

Braking is good, if there is ice under the slurry - also no problem, since the tread pattern spreads everything in different directions, which allows the rubber to grip.

The turns are super, the main thing is not to get too carried away and not to fly at too high a speed. The tires lift the air too much.

He digs like a mole, no problems, you push a snowdrift with your bumper and drive like a tank. Allows you to park on snowdrifts. I got stuck once when I caught a diagonal - the L200 pulled me out, first they dug me out with a shovel. In the evening I parked in a snowdrift, and in the morning it melted, I didn’t drive out completely).

Braking is good, I didn't notice any problems.

Changing lanes in a snowstorm, without any complaints, on even gas, absolutely intuitive control.

Turns - see above.

Thaw:

Everything is fine, puddles are not noticeable, no aquaplaning was noticed.

The rubber is very soft, up to +2 degrees everything is fine, but at +4-5 the sensations are completely different.

The only time in 3 seasons when I felt discomfort was December 2017, when everything thawed and it was up to +5 degrees. I thought it was just some kind of nonsense, but no - a friend’s Hakka 9 on a sedan (225/45r17) also became rubbish. So in comparison, everything is fine.

The main drawback is noise. Like in a UAZ (just kidding). The car has been equipped with additional complete sound insulation for a long time now - I don’t really notice any problems. This is all due to the tread pattern, which has no longitudinal grooves at all. But here you choose - silence or hook.

Before that I was on Hakkapelita (different, many seasons and on different cars), Bridgestone Ice Cruiser 5000 (1.5 seasons - all the studs fell out) and the last 3 seasons on these tires.

In terms of comfort, of course, there is a huge difference. After 80 km/h the noise is very strong, and by 120 km/h it drowns out all other sounds in the car.

When I first changed my shoes, I felt a certain softness and rolliness in the controls - as I understand it, the rubber is very soft even compared to Velcro. But then you kind of get used to it.

However, this is the price for the ability to brake on ice! Literally in the first week of use it snowed, then everything rolled/frozen and there was a skating rink on the roads. Out of habit, I crept with fear, touching the brake pedal gently and affectionately - but the ABS, which by this moment was red and swollen with Velcro, was silent, the wheels did not lock. And for this reason, I forgive all the inevitable disadvantages of spikes - when it is slippery, it still slows down.

True, for some reason, when accelerating on slippery conditions, the difference with Velcro is not as noticeable as when braking. Apparently, a front-wheel drive car also plays a role here.

Of course, for most of the winter there is still no snow on the city streets. Therefore, I will separately say about driving on asphalt - it is noisy. But otherwise everything is ok. The braking distance, if longer than that of Velcro, is only during emergency braking to the floor, and when quiet ride I didn't notice any damage to braking on asphalt.

During the winter that is almost over, I have not yet seen any fallen off thorns, but these are the chickens that will need to be counted in the spring when they change their shoes.

In general, the tires are not particularly comfortable. But I know that if I have to slow down, I will have a good chance and this gives me peace of mind. The main thing is not to start driving more aggressively))