Tires MICHELIN or BFGoodrich
A few months ago I replaced an old set of [Panracer Gravel King Slick+] 35mm and butyl tubes with the [Michelin Pro5] 35mm with TPU tubes.
Very happy with the performance, they genuinely feel faster, which they are according to [bicyclerollingresistance] they are.
I’d go with the Michelin Defenders. I bought a set of Michelin X Tour A/S 2s (Costco version of Defender 2s) back in April 2023, and after almost 3 years and 70k miles, there’s still plenty of tread left on them. They’ve lasted twice as long as my previous tires now, even with regular rotations.
Michelin defender 2 easily out of those options. It has been a tire that has consistently lasted over 80k miles in 4 of my families vehicles, all with different drivers but regular rotations at Costco. Also has very low rolling resistance so youll save fuel.
I just replaced all 5 on my Forester, BF Goodrich All Terrains, for AU $1250, so about US $840 at Costco.
With the right tires your golden. Michelin Cross climate are top tier for light snow like this.
BF Goodrich KO3 AT , I have those now and road sound is barely there, compared to my previous tires , which were Toyo Open country trail rt. Grip is really good, They are wet and snow rated , so they do really well on those conditions but overall, are great.
If snow tires are an overkill for you just replace OEM tires with Michelin CrossClimate 2. Those will be enough.
The easiest answer is to just get a set of the Michelin Cross Climate 2s (or similar 3-peak all-weathers).
Angel gt(not st), dunlop roadsmarts, both well above pr6's in my experiences. The mich is not a bad tire, they just dry rot so fast(as do all mich tires)
I have Michelin soft rubber winter tires. I have zero traction on the ice.
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