For some reason I've been obsessing over this tire decision more so than I ever have in the past. I want a comfortable riding, relatively long wearing tire that is great in the wet and at least passable in the snow.
I've finally come down to either the Michelin Primacy MXV4 or the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity. They are very close in Tire Racks testing, with the Bridgestone having the edge in wet handling/braking.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/chartDisplay.jsp?ttid=112
I spoke with someone from Tire Rack and he said the Bridgestones would be significantly better in cold, wintery conditions.
The cheapest I can get either tire locally is $816 (Costco) for the Michelin (H rated) and $690 (Firestone) for the Bridgestone (V rated). That's out the door including tax and includes a 10% off for the Bridgestones if I get a Firestone credit card.
I was all set to buy the Michelins but now, with the Bridgestones being about $125 less I'm leaning the other way.
There are other very good tires that I dropped from consideration because they are only T rated (Yokohama) or because I'm concerned they won't last very long for year round use (Nokian).
If anyone has experience with the Turanza Serenity, I'd love to hear from you.
I've finally come down to either the Michelin Primacy MXV4 or the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity. They are very close in Tire Racks testing, with the Bridgestone having the edge in wet handling/braking.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/chartDisplay.jsp?ttid=112
I spoke with someone from Tire Rack and he said the Bridgestones would be significantly better in cold, wintery conditions.
The cheapest I can get either tire locally is $816 (Costco) for the Michelin (H rated) and $690 (Firestone) for the Bridgestone (V rated). That's out the door including tax and includes a 10% off for the Bridgestones if I get a Firestone credit card.
I was all set to buy the Michelins but now, with the Bridgestones being about $125 less I'm leaning the other way.
There are other very good tires that I dropped from consideration because they are only T rated (Yokohama) or because I'm concerned they won't last very long for year round use (Nokian).
If anyone has experience with the Turanza Serenity, I'd love to hear from you.