A tyre recommendation All Season

[BongoBongo123]

I have just had some Uniroyal All Season Max tyres put on and they feel great on first short drive, very road "adherent".



I did some research and considering the Maxxis All Season tyres I had on before did well I considered them, the Maxxis prices did jump up quite a bit in the last 6 years and whilst they have served well I wanted to get a "Wet grip A rated" tyre this time round.

I noticed with the Maxxis 2 versions of the all season tyre seem to exist 1 with B and with C rated wet grip. Also a Chinese trye which need not be bad but I thought I would give a different tyre a go. Bridgestone were also in the running with a Wet Grip A rating. They have a very similar almost identical pattern as the Maxxis (Chinese company).

Given the propensity for rain on these Isles I went with Uniroyal All Season max. Uniroyal's branding is as "The rain tyre"

I go all season as I have seen the utter disaster zone driving with even 1cm of snow becomes in the UK. Most on summer tyres and most people have absolutely no clue how to drive in snow, commonly barely driving any slower than if it was wet. All season have the better grip below 7C and a bit better in snow (if you really have to). Better to keep off roads if possible IMO.

I will give some more detail as I do a few runs. So far so good. It is reassuring having a Wet grip A as our Bongo has no ABS so we literally have just brakes and tyre.

I found them for £100.00 a tyre and fitting 15 quid each locally. Not the cheapest but very good quality for the price I would say. With no ABS I do not want to skimp on tyres.

https://www.uniroyal-tyres.com/car/tyres/allseasonmax/

Hope all are happily Bongoing along still.

[Bob]

Good research, thanks.

Certainly agree about the standard of driving in snow, normally the car behind in your boot or 4x4s driving faster than a dry day.

[BongoBongo123]

Cheers Bob I was just getting them to my favoured pressure and looking at them there is some intricate detail in the tread pattern. I can see how there are some jutted out parts that look like they would aid snow traction. You can just see it on the image above in the outer bands of grip... you cna see as it gets to the first channel there are small bits that just into that channel from the outer band.

I think they are an often ignored, yet interesting (might be a stretch ) and important component on any vehicle.

When I glance at tyres on cars walking about I note a vast number of brands (presumeably many Chinese) and I am not sure I would fancy running on them without a recommendation (The Maxxis are Chinese and did fine for me they were recommended on here as well)

You also see lots of different tyre brands mixed up all on the same car, presumably with different stopping capabilities in different conditions.

Some brands I can recall.... Ceber, Ling long , Landsail, Matador, Runway..... Never heard of any of them, maybe Matador.

At the very least looking for wet grip A or B within budget makes a lot of sense in the UK. The more north you are the more likely an all season would make sense.

[BongoBongo123]

Update on these, absolutely superb footings in the wet. They are ever so slighly more spongey feeling than the Maxxis but I suppose there
is a balance that is had between a wet grip A and softer rubber/ lots of water wicking grooves.

It may also just be that it has now been 6 years since I have felt what brand new tyre feels like to drive on. Compared with those with 3mm left. (I never let tyres go beyond 3mm if I can afford to as your wet road stopping distances creep up a lot as tyres wear down.

It could just be that there is 1mm more rubber on these as well. Some Chinese tyres seem to put the minimum amount of grip, all new tyres have the same mm of tread new. I can recall getting a "Debica" cheapo tyre put on an old car and it looked part worn it was so meagre with tread !

Anyway I am very happy with them after some months.