Tim StevensMar 18
Doing a little tire testing this week. On the right, Nokian's Hakka 10 studded snow tire, the same I raced on this past season. The left is the new Hakka 01, the ones with the fancy temperature-sensitive stud tech. Very keen to see how they compare as the temps increase this week!
Show threadFaraiwe
@timstevens um. Shouldn't a test compare tires in approximately same state? The right one looks like it's been around the block a few thousand times.
Mar 18 at 5:59pmWeb
Show threadTim StevensMar 18

@faraiwe if I were doing instrumented testing for grip, etc on a closed course, absolutely. What I'm testing is more about NVH and general feel.

And FWIW the 10s have probably less than 200 road miles on them.

Show threadFaraiweMar 18
@timstevens those treads looking shallow, tho.
Show threadTim StevensMar 18
@faraiwe not sure what to tell you. They're filthy from road salt but still very new. If they were that old the blue ink wouldn't still be there on the tread.
Show threadFaraiweMar 18

@timstevens fair enough, it's just that visual on those treads make them look worn out. Maybe hosing them down for pic, or showing a gauge would have cleared it.

I've seen 217 too many times people compare (M/T) tires with tires at different states of wear, (usually pending a bribe from newer tire manufacturer, advertised on video) and that always miffed me off.

Best luck with the test.