Snow Tires: Common vs. Boutique Brands

[Dave Hord]

The hakka 1's ARE amazing!! I'll 'third' that.

If you can't find/afford them, however, check out the "Nordman" winter tire.
It's the hakka 1 tread (mold purchased from Nokia) made in Indonesia.

I had two great seasons on them, only to blow two rallying.  Can't find 'em
here in the great white north now.  Sigh.

-Dave
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Quoting Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com>:

>
> > Nokian Hakka 1 - they are amazing.  The grip unbelievealby well and they
> > last a long time (probably 6 or 7 seasons).
>
> I have to second that... although I don't know about the longevity.
>
> I put a set I picked up used on my 90Q, and I am completely stunned by
> their performance in poor traction situations.  They not only "go", but
> they stop well, too.  Even more, they corner.  The only drawback is,
> they make it really hard to do donuts!
>
> And guess what?  We're getting a lot of opportunities to appreciate them
> this winter.  I put them on 12/24, and I think they've seen dry pavement
> less than half the time since then.  Perfect timing...
>
> --
> Huw Powell
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