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      12-08-2018, 02:56 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by glennQNYC View Post
I'm truly amazed anyone with any experience would dispute that winter tires don't perform as well as UHPAS in dry conditions. Winter tires are necessarily squishy in comparison... that a big part why Winter tires perform better in snow and ice. They're really soft, with a relatively deep tread and lots of sipes.

To me it's a matter of how you're biasing your tire setup. Winter tires are for someone that wants no compromises in snowy and/or icy conditions... at the expense of dry condition performance. This should be an accepted reality.

My argument is that this bias towards snowy conditions is foolish for most people because of the limited time spent driving in these conditions. I think people could argue the bias is justified, but to act like it isn't there is just ridiculous.
But you don't seem to understand winter tires are not just for snow.

A winter tire will perform better on dry roads with a temp of 7c or lower.
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