Mild winter now guaranteed.

[Domus]

Just fitted my winter tyres to the Octavia, so all we be well.

 

[MontyVeda]

when was it... winter 2011 maybe, conditions were very icy so I bought some of these...

...and we haven't had ice since. Worth every penny!

 

[biggs682]

when was it... winter 2011 maybe, conditions were very icy so I bought some of these...
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...and we haven't had ice since. Worth every penny!

Are they spd friendly ?

 

[MontyVeda]

Dunno i use flats

 

[gbb]

You see winter tyres a lot now, I never really saw them years ago, or did they pass me by in the past.
A lot of my colleagues from Eastern Europe use them, probably a necessity out there, something they've brought with them perhaps.
Did anyone use them say 20/30/40 years ago ?

 

[Smokin Joe]

I'm alright, I've got some tread on my tyres (If you look closely enough).

 

[Domus]

They make sense to me, they work well in the wet, as well as low temperatures, my "summer" tyres last longer and the wheels are not subjected to salt. I'd rather have them than not.

 

[Slick]

You see winter tyres a lot now, I never really saw them years ago, or did they pass me by in the past.
A lot of my colleagues from Eastern Europe use them, probably a necessity out there, something they've brought with them perhaps.
Did anyone use them say 20/30/40 years ago ?

Everyone would have thought that you were mad 20 years ago and most folk would agree even 10 years ago. I can't imagine a time when I would fit winter tyres.

 

[Oldfentiger]

Winter tyres are mandatory in quite a few European countries.

 

[fossyant]

Never needed them TBH in sunny (read wet) Manchester. If I lived in the hills then yes, and if I needed to be able to use the car every day, then yes.

I've always lived near major (crap) public transport, can cycle, and roads are fine other than maybe one or two days a year. I do have two sets of spiked ice tyres for my MTB's though, that's for FUN !!

 

[Andy in Germany]

Just fitted my winter tyres to the Octavia, so all we be well.

I will soon be performing a similar service for the local community when I fit snow spikes to my commuter bike.

Of course this is offset by my cleaning the bike several times this year when good weather was forecast, which of course precipitated, as it were, precipitation.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

when was it... winter 2011 maybe, conditions were very icy so I bought some of these...
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...and we haven't had ice since. Worth every penny!

I bought these for winter fell-races, but only had one race bad enough to wear them
They also attract lots of attention walking over tiled floors in the café, post race

Inov-8 IROC 340

 

[Andy in Germany]

They also attract lots of attention walking over tiled floors in the café, post race

Imagine how much attention you'd get on a wooden floor...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Imagine how much attention you'd get on a wooden floor...

Or items thrown at you, by the owner of the floor!?

 

[Levo-Lon]

You see winter tyres a lot now, I never really saw them years ago, or did they pass me by in the past.
A lot of my colleagues from Eastern Europe use them, probably a necessity out there, something they've brought with them perhaps.
Did anyone use them say 20/30/40 years ago ?

In some EU countries i believe its law to fit them during winter.
Probably why they cope with winter and our great nation grinds to a halt the second a snow flake falls or even talks