Tires MICHELIN or Maxxis

I’ve been driving Michelin Climacontact (285/20) for 4 years and two sets. A dedicated tire will always be better but for me it is a good compromise.

I don’t have a lot of experience with winter tires, but the Michelin Pilot Alpins I used last winter were fantastic.

Rekon for the rear - Forecaster for the front. Super light - super fast - and good for all scenarios other than wet mud.

My favorite trail bike combo right now is a DHR2 front and dissector rear but I’m considering switching to rekon rear.

I've switched to Michelin latitude Cross tyres now though. A bit more expensive but also a great tyre

Michelin Cross Climate 2 is what I have currently. Love em.

I got Michelins on my Ram 1500 (2020 Laredo). They are very nice. Great ride and great traction. Haven’t worn too bad either.

As a person with 245/30/19 michellin pilot sport 4s on my passat, i approve of your car.

Just got the CC2s for my RAV4 Hybrid and I’m down about 8-10% in MPG. Of course, that is from just over 40-43 MPG to around 37-39 MPG.

Specialized control tyres and it’s not even close.

No it’s not worth the “premium” as they’re not more premium. The spesh tyres are specced on their £14000 bikes, they are also racing and winning world cups, cape epics, short track races, marathons for years with the rest of them. Spesh has led the way with a couple others with FEA and camps set up for surely testing their tyres with a refresh every few years. There is no “premium”. The stickers are fancier on the maxxis. But they’re heavier. Higher rolling resistance. Higher weight. No noticeable gain in traction to account for those either. Spesh offers sworks 120 tpi, softer and harder (T7 and T5 respectively) control tyres. All you’re choosing is 120 vs 60 tpi determining a less or more robust carcass.

A life long sworks 120 tpi snob. I went maxxis aspen and hated life. That’s a gravel tyre. Tore through the Vittoria barzo. Went ikon and they’re a great once was a race tyre now a recreational tyre— but been left for dead with rolling resistance, grip and weight by the competition. Rekon race won’t get a look in from the tyre tests and price and weight. Nah ta.