The siping is a great point. I learned of that just recently. Saw a
video of the techniqe on youtube. IIRC, this is an improvement to that
BFG tire.

Nokian uses a different rubber compound than, say, BFG.   But..... on
that BFG tire of Jack's. Maybe the tread is better in sand, mud than,
say, a Nokian Hakka CS?

Neil.

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 7:26 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> The Nokian's are very good on snow.  I think it's because they've been
> aggressively siped as they are built.  And for a "winter" tire that I run
> year round, they last well.  After about 20k, the sipes are gone and then
> they're less effective.  If bfg makes theirs in the US, or Canada, siping
> some of those might be a good way to go.

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Neil n

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