General Artic Altimax have been my go to for years now quite successfully, great bang for the buck. Just put a set on my 08 B6 3.6 VR6 4Motion wagon and I'm ready for anything.
Love mine, they’re great
Just moved from Nokian all weather, which are really good, to studded Contis on a small fwd vehicle. Pretty unreal difference. Have Bridgestone all weather on an awd vehicle, which are also good, but the studded Contis beat the crap out of them.
If you want a Decent tire I would suggest the general tires 365AW grand touring tire they are 3 peak severe snow service rated touring tire with a 540 treadwear so they're not a dedicated snow tire but will do the exact same and you'll also be able to use them year round without them being too soft.
I had the R2s on my 2021 Domane SL7. Had a rear sidewall blowout after a few hundred miles without hitting anything. Trek warrantied the tire and I used the credit to upgrade to the GP5K tubeless. Have to say they are awesome in every way and I like the tubeless ride, smooth, fast, grippy.
Changing between the two is like riding a totally different bike - very responsive with the conti tyres but can give a lot of vibration on rough surfaces and much more dampened with the Bontragers but confidence inspiring when riding over damp leaves etc.
I'd go with the Conti GP 5000.
I've ridden the R3s in a 28c tubeless on my Domane. The R3s were solid but I really liked the way the GP5ks rolled when I had them (32c with tubes).
I had the R3’s and couldn’t tell a difference from those and the R2’s that came on the SL6. Then I switched to the Continental GP5000’s and it’s just a night and day tire. I’ll never go back.
I have the EXTREMECONTACT DWS 06 from Continental. Treadlife, despite being a 560 tire, seems poor. Traction and cornering have been unreal. But I am not driving fast through corners often, mostly highway miles.
My Conti's sound like a 4x4 going down the road
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