I got a set of Sumitomo HTZII's and those are the shizzit, very responsive, good traction, and best of all super quiet.
Love the 730's. Excellent wear so far. Grip hard in dry, good sense of road, good directional stability, very responsive, very good in wet. I have yet to find them hydroplaning
I have ridden on Bridgestone 730's for the past 35,000 miles, and the tires still have decent tread left on them. They still handle surprisingly well for a tire with such mileage on them.
The Bridgestones, on the other hand, handle as well if not better than many tires costing nearly $100 more per tire, and they have excellent tread life. Bridgestone Potenza RE730 In the dry, these tires afforded so much grip it was spooky, even during the break-in period. It was very difficult to get the car to slide, and when it did slide, breakaway was always slow and predictable. The sidewalls are extremely stiff, and do not roll perceptibly. In most cases, my cornering speed was determined more by my own fear-factor than the true performance limits of the tire. The tires are very confidence inspiring, and grip well enough to discipline the rather nose-heavy understeer characteristics of the Mk IV GTI. In the wet, even on recently damp surfaces the tire grips very well. It does hydroplane a bit in very heavy rain, especially when 3/4 through the tread depth. However, until that point, there is quite a lot of usable grip. I have never driven a match for these tires in the wet. They will communicate with a bit of scrubbing noise prior to breaking away, so as long as you listen, you can stay out of trouble.
New tires (Sumitomo HTR-4, 195/50/15) All parts replaced have been done in the last 10 miles.
I use Blizzak Mz-01's. Sure they're soft but that's what they're made for:snow & ice.
I currently have a set of the blizzaks (ws-50's) and am pretty happy with'em. They are a bit soft but they did rate the highest for snow traction.
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