When are people swapping to summers?

[Smarty39]

Re: When are people swapping to summers?

Put the summers on the allroad yesterday...S4 today. And now it's going to snow this week...F@CK ME!

[R_Ethug]

Re: When are people swapping to summers?

you cursed the weather gods man!!

not until may easily.. too many freaking rocks!! my god i hate that crap

[Canadian Turbo]

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I usually wait till early May as my work does not allow me a lot of time to do the switch till then anyways. They have been street cleaning Macleod in the late night super early am last week so some streets are going to be rock free soon.

[R_Ethug]

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see you guys cursed us!!!

i remember same time last year it snowed because my first baseball game of the year was cancelled.. bah!

[tintin]

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I remember it snowing last year on May 9th - I had to ride my motorcycle to CityTV that day to promote my motorcycle trip.

Fortunately this year I have a beater (the vangina) in addition to the Jetta.

[stefan]

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bugger.... took the wifes car w/ winters this morning.

[zoik]

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lol yeah this why the winters stay on until at least may long!

[Deuce]

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Has anyone thought of going from a (Summer/Winter) to a (All-Season/Winter) tire combo for our Calgary climate? I've been doing the summer tire/winter tire swap for years now however, in looking at some all-seasons recently... they certainly aren't as boring as they used to be. (see Goodyear F1 All-Seasons below)

Anyhow, curious if anyone has considered/done this and their thoughts. Cheers... Deuce.

[Jester B]

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When I had my golf, I did a Summer / All Season switch. I noticed the difference then. Currently, I'm running All Season / Winter, and took my winter's off last week. Personally, the objective is Summer / Winter. Best of both worlds IMO without meandering around in the middle.

Also curious about comments on the tire Duece was asking about....I may need to re-think.

[Deuce]

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Best of both worlds IMO without meandering around in the middle.

I agree that Hi-Performance Summers (for lack of a better description) kick-a$$ in summer and dedicated winter tires kick a$$ in winter.

I guess the thing for me is that I find I'm not exactly "driving as aggressively" now as I did when I was 17 anymore. As such, when I look at the Hi-Performance F1's on my car (which are still good for a couple seasons or more) I wonder... is all that performance "really" worth it? Besides, anytime I attempt to even consider going fast around a bend/corner/banked curve/etc. in this city... it seems like there are so many ruts/divots/pot holes/undulations/etc. that it's not even pleasant anyways. I mean... if I lived in Las Vegas... I'd probably rock some autocross tires or something ridiculous for everyday use... but for Calgary?... well... I'm starting to think the extra cost of dedicated Hi-Performance summers just isn't for me.

Anyhow... just wondering if anyone else has given this any thought. As pictured above... it would appear that the All-Season's out there these days have definitely kicked it up a notch or two!

Cheers... Deuce.

[R_Ethug]

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i've had hi perf all seasons which basically were just summer tires.. as soon as it hit -5 they turned to hockey pucks

[Lars]

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The yokahamas Advan S.4 are an ultra hi perf all season and they are great especially in wet conditions I went with them cause you never know when it will snow (this is canada) and I drive back to BC and it can snow anytime in the passes also :sad Heres a link http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....+S.4.&x=5&y=10

[cam_wmh]

Re: When are people swapping to summers?

im still on my winters.

Rule - May Long to Thanksgiving Weekend..
(basically, when the first ski hill opens, and last one closes, im on my winters)

[thorin33]

Re: When are people swapping to summers?

I agree that Hi-Performance Summers (for lack of a better description) kick-a$$ in summer and dedicated winter tires kick a$$ in winter.

I guess the thing for me is that I find I'm not exactly "driving as aggressively" now as I did when I was 17 anymore. As such, when I look at the Hi-Performance F1's on my car (which are still good for a couple seasons or more) I wonder... is all that performance "really" worth it? Besides, anytime I attempt to even consider going fast around a bend/corner/banked curve/etc. in this city... it seems like there are so many ruts/divots/pot holes/undulations/etc. that it's not even pleasant anyways. I mean... if I lived in Las Vegas... I'd probably rock some autocross tires or something ridiculous for everyday use... but for Calgary?... well... I'm starting to think the extra cost of dedicated Hi-Performance summers just isn't for me.

Anyhow... just wondering if anyone else has given this any thought. As pictured above... it would appear that the All-Season's out there these days have definitely kicked it up a notch or two!

Cheers... Deuce.

I went to the High Performance All-Season/Winter approach this year. So far the Pirelli P-Zero Nero have performed great with the freak snow we have had.

[P Arkus]

Re: When are people swapping to summers?

im still on my winters.

Rule - May Long to Thanksgiving Weekend..
(basically, when the first ski hill opens, and last one closes, im on my winters)

I like your rule! i'll definately be going by that one when I get wheels I care about!