Snow Tires: The Arctic Claw
Leif recommended that I get some snow tires. I wondered how these would be different. The tread is different. Is the difference in tread significant? In other words, does it give the driver and the car more grip and control on the road without imposing on gas mileage? Or is it a trade-off, where I'd be trading off mileage to get a little better traction in the snow?
But he recommended Arctic Claw. Well, the name certainly conveys a tire well-suited for the snow, but I do wonder how much of this is branding.
Nice looking tire. Now that is a radial. Why would I use a radial in the snow? It's the Arctic Claw Winter Txi M+S Radial Tire, 225/65 R16 100T
Now, the brand does offer a general tire. It's called the General AltiMAX Arctic Winter Tire, 205/55 R16 91Q. That tire, which is not a radial, looks like this:
Note the tread and how flat the top of the tire is. All the grip it appears to me is on the outer edges of the tire with little to no grip at the center. There is literally no groove at the center of the tire. The price of these is not cheap. The General version is $90. Regardless of which one I decide on, I am looking at $115 per tire. I wonder if eBay has better prices. The answer to my question is yes!! eBay does have the General AltiMAX Arctic 205/55 R16 91Q for $359, and that is with free shipping. Actually, it's the same price as Amazon. Let's see what eBay sells the radials for. Seems like Amazon has eBay beat on this tire too.
Leif recommended that I get some snow tires. I wondered how these would be different. The tread is different. Is the difference in tread significant? In other words, does it give the driver and the car more grip and control on the road without imposing on gas mileage? Or is it a trade-off, where I'd be trading off mileage to get a little better traction in the snow?
But he recommended Arctic Claw. Well, the name certainly conveys a tire well-suited for the snow, but I do wonder how much of this is branding.
Nice looking tire. Now that is a radial. Why would I use a radial in the snow? It's the Arctic Claw Winter Txi M+S Radial Tire, 225/65 R16 100T
Now, the brand does offer a general tire. It's called the General AltiMAX Arctic Winter Tire, 205/55 R16 91Q. That tire, which is not a radial, looks like this:
Note the tread and how flat the top of the tire is. All the grip it appears to me is on the outer edges of the tire with little to no grip at the center. There is literally no groove at the center of the tire. The price of these is not cheap. The General version is $90. Regardless of which one I decide on, I am looking at $115 per tire. I wonder if eBay has better prices. The answer to my question is yes!! eBay does have the General AltiMAX Arctic 205/55 R16 91Q for $359, and that is with free shipping. Actually, it's the same price as Amazon. Let's see what eBay sells the radials for. Seems like Amazon has eBay beat on this tire too.
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