Snow Tires Nokian  

Just got a set of Nokian snow tires 296 paid $68.00 a peice.. They get really good traction on the
packed snow and ice havent tried on the loose snow as much yet.. I also tried the IRC blizzards they
did not work nearly as good. The only thing i thought was weird on the nokians it said break in
period for 30 miles on pavement roads?? for best traction.. Anyone know why that would be? Joe

Re: Snow Tires Nokian

what reason is that? I didnt know that

"Johnny Tam" <johnnycctam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:AJMJ9.2$bb6.532@news.bc.tac.net...
> Same reason as why you break-in your car tires when new.
>
>
> "Göran Thyberg" <goran.thyberg@era.ericsson.se> wrote in message
> news:3DF7878D.5360E4A7@era.ericsson.se...
> > Joseph Jozwik wrote:
> > >
> > > Just got a set of Nokian snow tires 296 paid $68.00 a peice.. They get really good traction on
> > > the packed snow and ice havent tried on the
> loose
> > > snow as much yet.. I also tried the IRC blizzards they did not work
> nearly
> > > as good. The only thing i thought was weird on the nokians it said
break
> in
> > > period for 30 miles on pavement roads?? for best traction.. Anyone
know
> why
> > > that would be? Joe
> >
> > I haven't heard about that instruction but my guess is that the studs are somewhat round in
> > shape and gets a little more edge to them when beeing exposed to naked pavement for a while.
> > Anyone?
> >
> > /tuben

Re: Snow Tires Nokian

I see thank you master grasshopper now I will go into the wild :-) "Johnny Tam"
<johnnycctam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:UpQJ9.3$bb6.753@news.bc.tac.net...
> Break in Tires and Brakes
>
> Did you realize that you must break in new tires and brake pads? Since
most
> worn brake pads are found when changing tires, it is a good idea to incorporate both break-ins at
> once. When you get new tires there is a
slight
> coat of slippery stuff on them. This needs to be worn off before you try
to
> ride hard. Brake pads need to be worn in gradually, using soft pressure
for
> the first few miles. Allow them to cool and then increase the pressure.
Plan
> a long leisurely ride to slowly wear in the tires and break in the brake pads. Not only does this
> make them work better, it gives you an excuse to ride all day by yourself!
>
> "Joseph Jozwik" <joej@bannerco-op.com> wrote in message news9mdnS4sQuCZBmqgXTWc3w@comcast.com...
> > what reason is that? I didnt know that
> >
> > "Johnny Tam" <johnnycctam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:AJMJ9.2$bb6.532@news.bc.tac.net...
> > > Same reason as why you break-in your car tires when new.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Göran Thyberg" <goran.thyberg@era.ericsson.se> wrote in message
> > > news:3DF7878D.5360E4A7@era.ericsson.se...
> > > > Joseph Jozwik wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Just got a set of Nokian snow tires 296 paid $68.00 a peice.. They
> get
> > > > > really good traction on the packed snow and ice havent tried on
the
> > > loose
> > > > > snow as much yet.. I also tried the IRC blizzards they did not
work
> > > nearly
> > > > > as good. The only thing i thought was weird on the nokians it said
> > break
> > > in
> > > > > period for 30 miles on pavement roads?? for best traction.. Anyone
> > know
> > > why
> > > > > that would be? Joe
> > > >
> > > > I haven't heard about that instruction but my guess is that the studs are somewhat round in
> > > > shape and gets a little more edge to them when beeing exposed to naked pavement for a while.
> > > > Anyone?
> > > >
> > > > /tuben
> > >
> > >
> >
>

Re: Snow Tires Nokian

Thanks for the post. Got it ! joe

"Leo" <snowrollerNO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message news:ntKM9.2558$LY2.138119@newsc.telia.net...
> "Göran Thyberg" <goran.thyberg@era.ericsson.se> wrote news:3DF7878D.5360E4A7@era.ericsson.se...
> > Joseph Jozwik wrote:
> > >
> > > Just got a set of Nokian snow tires 296 paid $68.00 a peice.. They get really good traction on
> > > the packed snow and ice havent tried on the
> loose
> > > snow as much yet.. I also tried the IRC blizzards they did not work
> nearly
> > > as good. The only thing i thought was weird on the nokians it said
break
> in
> > > period for 30 miles on pavement roads?? for best traction.. Anyone
know
> why
> > > that would be? Joe
> >
> > I haven't heard about that instruction but my guess is that the studs are somewhat round in
> > shape and gets a little more edge to them when beeing exposed to naked pavement for a while.
> > Anyone?
> >
> > /tuben
>
> Nope, the main reason is to get the studs to "bed in" and that will reduce the chance of loosing
> the studs when riding off-road and on ice/snow. The studs are barely not affected by riding on
> pavement and they have pretty sharp(but flat, on the Extreme296) edges from the beginning. For the
> first 60 miles you should not brake hard or accelerate hard, after that they
will
> work great!
>
> /Leo