The 4 seasons are a great training tyre. They roll well enough for mortals and are pretty durable.
Pros: pretty durable, roll well
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Maybe I'm just luck as far as flats go, but I've never really been pleased with the ride and grip trade off for something like the 4 Season compared to something more in the "performance" category.
Not caring about rolling resistance is one thing, but something like a GP5000 (or similar tire from whatever brand,) just rides better.
Pros: rides better
Cons: grip trade off
I've rode 4 Seasons, Gatorskins, GP4000s, and prefer GP5000s over all of them for puncture resistance. Plus they have grip.
Pros: puncture resistance, have grip
They seems good through the MN winter, including 2 trips to the North Shore of Superior. It snowed both times, and we never had any issue with traction.
Pros: good traction
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I had a set of Conti DWS tires that always vibrated -- at least 2 of them. I ended up replacing them all within 5K miles because two of the tires were shredded in a Home Depot parking lot -- they left a bunch of sharp metal on the ground in the back of their lot and, classic my luck, I found it. They ended up paying for new tires under their insurance but because it was a Subaru, I argued I needed to replace all 4 tires. Anyway, the new tires... no vibration anymore. It's one of the best unfortunate accidents I had, haha.
Cons: always vibrated
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 5000 km
Been there, done that: 205/55-16 summer tires (Conti ExtremeContact DW) on steel wheels It was alright, sidewalls were a bit soft. Great for city driving, like Toronto, or better yet, Montreal, roads there are just terrible.
Pros: Great for city driving
Cons: sidewalls were a bit soft
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Best all-season tires I've found so far personally.
Pros: best all-season tires
The continental terra speed tires are only a watt or two slower than the gravel king slicks.
Pros: low rolling resistance
Cons: slightly slower
I decided to switch to Continental PureContact tires as they are better rated and less expensive and still are low rolling resistance. I haven’t noticed any loss in range.
Pros: better rated, less expensive
Cons: none
Vehicle:
Nissan Leaf
PS - for what it’s worth, my snow tires are Continental WinterContacts and I’ve run them for about 6 years so far and I still have over 60% tread left. They’re fantastic.
Pros: fantastic, long lasting
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