Originally Posted By: NHHEMI
I would say that both of those Bridgestone tires are superior to the Michelin tires you compared them to so why wouldn't they cost more?
I think the Dueler Revo 2s are better than the LTX A/T2. Michelin never has put much into its AT tire line, because it doesn't have to; it also produces the BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A KO, which is probably the best all terrain tire available for sale (and also available for less than the Bridgestone).
Regarding the Dueler H/L Alenza, it's a relatively old tire, one that Bridgstone needs to update in my opinion. It's not really competitive anymore.
This Tire Rack test was back in 2008, and the Alenza finished 3rd of 3 tires: a General and a Pirelli. Tire Rack doesn't have a direct comparison between the Michelin and the Bridgestone, but Consumer Reports does. The Latitude Tour finished 5th (behind 3 other Michelin tires); the Alenza finished 14th. It was worse in wet braking, worse in snow traction, worse in ice traction, worse in measured noise, worse in measured tread life, and worse in measured rolling resistance. It did beat the Latitude Tour in handling.
I'm with you on the Revo 2 (a very competitive AT tire), but the H/L Alenza is no longer class competitive. This is to be expected; it's a design that's nearing a decade old I believe. Unfortunately, the LE2 wasn't around when Consumer Reports did their light truck tire testing. They tested the original Destination LE; it finished 18th of 23 (same round of testing as mentioned above).
Bridgestone, like Michelin, has some very expensive tires. Firestone is Bridgestone's "middle class" brand, as BFGoodrich is Michelin's. Primewell is BFNA's "value" brand, as Uniroyal is Michelin's.