Adrian, how did you get on with the Supreme's over winter? Did you change to XR's in the end? I've just fitted Supreme's to my Sherpa but am unsure how they'll fare as the weather get worse. Kevin
Hi Kevin,
I stayed on the Supreme's over last winter and didn't have any real problems. The worst surfaces seemed to be muddy, grassy tracks, wheel-spin then could become irritating but apart from that they were fine as long as due attention to the road surface was given. I always take it easy on mud strewn lanes and am probably overcautious but I get there, eventually! This year I keep looking at the new Extremes, they sound good and lighter than the XR's with better rolling resistance on tarmac, I'm tempted but skint so I'll probably go through this winter on the Supreme's again.
If I had the spare readies I think I would give the Extremes a try, they seem a good tyre in the few reviews I've read but would be interested to hear from anyone who has used both Supremes and Extremes and could give a real world comparison of how they both cope relatively with winter conditions, especially on muddy tarmac lanes, I have a feeling that with either tyre caution is going to be the byword in such conditions.
Adrian
