With the debate now well underway in the UK as to whether there are real benefits from winter tyres, some people believe that you only need them to give you extra traction on the drive axle should you get stuck in snow. Fitting 2 tyres to just the front or rear of your car can imbalance the vehicle when you get more grip from one axle than the other.
Michelin show you exactly why 4 winter tyres are better than 2 in wintry conditions:
With the worst weather hitting the UK in decades there are demands to know why more hasn’t been done to ensure routes remain clear – after all, other countries seem to manage with a lot more snow and much lower temperatures than we get in the UK. Well, there is a little more to this than just blaming the gritters as it’s not the gritters blocking the roads – It’s often cars unable to get traction stopping the gritters getting around.
Winter Tyres vs Summer Tyres – The Auto Express Tyre Test
With snow on the ground not many of us would dream of walking to the shops in our slippers – The reason for this is that they are not suitable for the conditions outside – The same can be said for car tyres. Is is unreasonable to expect tyres to perform as well at -5°C as they do at +25°C and to get around this there are cold weather winter tyres that are up to the job and suited for the conditions. Cold weather tyres remain supple in lower temperatures and allow the tyre to get greater grip and keep you moving. Add this to the fact that cold weather winter tyres will provide better braking and handling on a dry or wet road surface when temperature fall below 7°C then you can see why so many people have opted to have them fitted in the UK this year.
We know winter tyres work which is why we fitted them across our entire fleet of mobile tyre fitting vehicles.
Autocar Winter Tyre Test:
ADAC Safety Test:
With winter just about upon the UK, Event Tyres have already seen tyre manufacturers and tyre wholesalers struggling to meet the increased demand for winter tyres. With drivers remembering the chaos caused by the wintry weather in 2009 demand for cold weather winter tyres in 2010 has never been higher and unfortunately the manufacturers in the UK are failing to meet the sheer demand for winter products.
Event Tyres predicted this exact scenario last year and pre-ordered thousands of winter tyres to ensure the majority of our customers were able to find what they wanted at a reasonable price. Event Tyres still have good availability on some of the most common tyre sizes and can fit them at your home or work address. Remember though, these stocks are also going to run low soon as we currently have a huge demand for winter tyres.
If you have a question or query regarding cold weather winter tyres contact us and we’ll be glad to help
Event Tyres are very happy to reveal the latest generation of our Mobile Tyre Fitting Vehicles. The new Mercedes Sprinter’s have a new eye catching look featuring Bibendum (aka Michelin Man) along with our new company logo. Like the rest of our fleet, these new generation mobile tyre fitting vehicles are also fitted with Michelin Agilis Alpin cold weather tyres to ensure we keep moving and remain safe throughout the winter.
Our mobile tyre fittings vehicles are crammed full of the latest reliable tyre changing technology in the form of Hofmann tyre changers, Hofmann electronic wheel balancers, Honda powered compressors, floor protecting air jacks and centre-less wheel balancing adaptors.
Event Tyres have vast experience within the mobile tyre fitting industry and work closely with Reading Pneumatic Services to constantly look for ways to improve the tools and layout of our vans.
Tell us what you think ….
Bridgestone Tyres have recently launched a new micro-site aimed at educating the motorist in all aspects of tyre safety. Videos, presented by F1 expert Tony Jardine, are throughout the site covering tyre pressures, tread depth, tyre damage and general tyre information.
Visitors to the website are also being offered a free multipurpose tyre gauge that allows you to check both the tread depth and pressure of your tyres.
Event Tyres stock a full range of Bridgestone Tyres – Get a Quotation Online
With last year being the coldest winter for 30 years, the demand so far this year for cold weather winter tyres has been phenomenal with many larger sizes already seeing a shortage in supply across Europe.
Winter tyres are a fairly new concept to the UK motorist but the fact is that a Cold Weather Tyre benefits the UK motorist for around 5 months of the year when temperatures are 7°C and below.
Find out how you can benefit and be safer with All Season Tyres or Cold Weather Tyres – Winter Tyres – Why ?
Last year, Event Tyres saw a massive surge in demand for Winter Tyres as severe weather was predicted and snow began to fall – For many people this was too late as stocks had already dried up. This year, Event Tyres have increased stocks of cold weather tyres to match the increased demand we are already experiencing.
Customers looking to purchase all season or cold weather tyres are urged to book as early as possible to secure stock as, with Event Tyres, you don’t pay a penny until we arrive to fit your tyres – Why choose Event Tyres ?
Remember how bad the weather was last year ? – These motorists in Reading will do …
Michelin Tyres have launched the Michelin Pilot Super Sport – their next generation of tyres specially engineered for Super Sport and Ultra High Performance cars. The Pilot Super Sport has been developed with BMW M, Ferrari & Porsche along with technology coming from 13 consecutive Michelin “24 Hour Le Mans” victories.
The Michelin Super Sport has been designed with to accomplish a single purpose which is to “deliver the ultimate driving experience while ensuring maximum safety - even in extreme conditions of use”. The Super Sport tyre has been put throught the most rigerous testing using the same margins as those used in the civil aviation industry. During this testing the tyre covered 50,000 kilometres withstanding peak loads equivelent to twice the weight it would support on a car.
The Pilot Super sport will replace the Michelin Pilot Sport 2 (PS2) in some sizes and promises to offer better road and track mileage, increased handling and braking in dry and wet conditions compared to the Pilot Sport 2.
The Pilot Super Sport vs Pilot Sport 2
The Michelin Super Sport will be available in fitments for cars such as Ferrari 458 Italia, Ferrari 599 GTO, Porsche Carrera GT, Porsche Turbo S, Porsche 977, Audi R8 MTM, Alpina B5, BMW M3, Subaru WRX STi, Nissan GT-R Novidem and the Koenigsegg Agera.
Pilot Super Sport (PSS) tyre sizes:
225/35 ZR19 88Y XL
225/40 ZR19 93Y XL
225/45 ZR18 95Y XL
235/30 ZR22
235/35 ZR19 91Y XL (Front: Porsche Turbo S)
235/35 ZR20 92Y XL K1 (Front: Ferrari 458 Italia)
245/35 ZR19 93Y XL
245/40 ZR18 97Y XL
245/45 ZR18 100Y XL
255/30 ZR21 93Y XL
255/35 ZR19 96Y XL
255/35 ZR20
265/30 ZR19 93Y XL
265/30 ZR21
265/30 ZR22
265/35 ZR19 98Y (Front: Koenigsegg Agera)
265/40 ZR18 101Y XL
275/30 ZR19 96Y XL
275/30 ZR20
275/35 ZR19 100Y XL
275/35 ZR20
285/25 ZR20 93Y XL
285/30 ZR20
285/30 ZR20 99Y XL K1 (Front: Ferrari 599 GTO)
295/25 ZR20 95Y XL
295/25 ZR21 96Y XL
295/30 ZR19 100Y XL
295/30 ZR21
295/35 ZR20 101Y K1 (Rear: Ferrari 458 Italia)
305/30 ZR19 102Y XL (Rear: Porsche Turbo S)
315/35 ZR20 110Y XL K1 (Rear: Ferrari 599 GTO)
345/30 ZR20 106Y (Rear: Koenigsegg Agera)
The official launch of the tyre took place this month with general availability expected from January 2011.
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Auto Express, Britain’s biggest selling weekly car magazine, has been busy putting winter tyres to the test against conventional summer tyres on a frozen lake in Arvidsjaur, northern Sweden – with some very interesting results.
While attitudes towards cold weather tyres or winter tyres are changing, there is still the belief by many British motorists that “We don’t get enough snow to make them worth while” or that they “Are only good for a couple of weeks in the year” – If you are one of these motorist who still need convincing of the benefits that winter tyres bring then read on ….
Auto Express carried out 3 tests for Snow Braking, Snow Traction and Snow Handling using a mixture of cold weather, all season and summer tyres including Continental Winter Contact, Dunlop Winter Sport 3D, Vredestein Quatrac (all season), Vredestein Xtreme (winter tyre), Goodyear Ultragrip 7+, Pirelli Sotto Zero, Nokian Wr-G2 and the Continental Sport Contact 2 summer tyre.
The results showed the fastest braking tyre was Goodyear’s Ultragrip 7+ which managed to stop in less than 18 metres. The Continental Sport Contact 2 summer tyre took 43.14 metres in like for like testing. This equates to around 6 car lengths. The Continental summer tyres was still traveling at 20 mph at the point where the Goodyear Ultragrip 7+ had stopped !!
The traction test consisted of accelerating from walking pace until the tyres on the test car began to spin. This test again showed the Goodyear Ultragrip 7+ as the top performer with 300% more grip than the Continental summer tyre.
The purpose built Skanska snow handling track was the location of the final snow test. At 500 metres long and consisting of hairpins and long sweeping off camber turns this environment is perfect for test the limitations of the tyres on test.
The tests were based on lap times with the traction control both on and off and the winning Continental Winter Contact managed to complete the track just under a minute faster than it’s summer equivalent.
Auto Express says the winter tyres inspired confidence and have a big advantage over summer patterns used by the majority of uk drivers by offering huge advantages in grip and safety in cold weather.
For further information on Winter Tyres, Cold Weather Tyres or Snow Tyres visit “Winter Tyres – Why ?”
Auto Express also went on to test these tyres in rain conditions as well as seeing how they faired in all year usage. For further information or more depth on the tests carried out by Auto Express you can find it in their latest magazine under “Best Winter Tyres Tested – Why You MUST Fit Them” dated 27th October 2010 (No. 1,138).
Event Tyres are keen to hear opinions on whether customers removing their summer tyres for the winter season are willing to let a “tyre hotel” take care of them until they are ready to have them re-fitted.
A tyre hotel is a warehouse facility where a company removing your tyres will store them and return them to you at a late date.
An initial survey by Event Tyres suggested in theory the idea was good but in practice it was riddled with problems created by tyres getting “lost” and customers having the “wrong original tyres returned”
Tell us what you think …
How would you store your summer / winter tyres until they needed refitting ?
Total Voters: 302
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Michelin are bringing their latest development to their customers in time for the winter cold weather with the launch of the Michelin Alpin 4 (A4). The new Alpin 4 boasts a new formula of full silica based rubber compound incorporating “Sunflower Oil” for better grip on wet roads as well as enhanced performance on snow and ice.
The Alpin 4 features a “Full Active Tread” which Michelin say can achieve better efficiency in both lateral and longitudinal grip. It also feature a greater number of tread blocks for better snow traction as well as full depth sipes which allow the tyre to grip efficiently on slippery road with tread depth at 4mm or less.
The Michelin Alpin 4 (A4) will launch with an initial 35 sizes in 2010 which will increase in 2011.
175/65 R15 84T
185/65 R15 88T
185/60 R15 88T XL
195/65 R15 91T
195/65 R15 91H
195/65 R15 95T XL
195/60 R15 88H
195/60 R15 88T
205/65 R15 94H
205/65 R15 94T
205/60 R15 91H
205/60 R15 91T
195/60 R16 89H
195/60 R16 89T
195/55 R16 87H
195/55 R16 87T
195/55 R16 91T XL
205/60 R16 92H
205/60 R16 96H XL
205/60 R16 92T
205/55 R16 91H
205/55 R16 91T
205/55 R16 94H XL
215/65 R16 98H
215/60 R16 95H
215/60 R16 99H XL
215/60 R16 99T XL
215/55 R16 93H
215/55 R16 97H XL
225/60 R16 98H
225/60 R16 102H
225/55 R16 95H
225/55 R16 99H XL
225/45 R17 91H
225/45 R17 94H
Event Tyres stock a full range of tyres that deal efficiently with conditions such as snow, ice, slush and rain. Get an Online Tyre Quotation, Contact Us or check out our Winter Tyres / Cold Weather Tyres / Snow Tyres page for further information.
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