Studded or friction tyres?

 
Your choice of studded or friction tyres depends on your needs. Both alternatives are wear-resistant and have superb driving qualities. By knowing their special characteristics, you can choose the type of tyre that best matches your needs.
 

Snowy or icy roads?

 
If you drive more on icy roads than on snowy ones in winter, studded tyres are the choice for you. Studded tyres are especially suitable if you live near the coast, where roads tend to be icy during the winter. Friction tyres are a good choice for snowy roads.
 

Wet ice and packed snow

 
If you have friction tyres, you need to be particularly careful at crossroads etc. where there may be wet ice or hard-packed snow. Studded tyres are superior to friction tyres on wet ice and hard-packed snow.
 

Quiet tyres

 
If you appreciate tyres that are quiet on bare roads, friction tyres are the right choice for you.
 

Unpredictable autumn conditions

 
Friction tyres can be mounted earlier in the autumn than studded tyres. Once you have mounted friction tyres, you don't need to worry about rapidly changing road conditions in autumn. Friction tyres are also a good choice in spring, when temperature changes can be surprisingly rapid.
 

Friction tyres all-year round?

 
Coarse spring roads can be particularly wearing on all tyres and friction tyres are primarily designed and intended for winter use. Friction tyres that have been unevenly worn by coarse spring roads are no match for good summer tyres. Therefore we do not recommend the use of friction tyres as all-season tyres. Summer tyres are the safest and most economic choice for summer driving.