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Review on ❄️ KONIG CB-12 080 Snow Chains: Premium Set of 2 Chains for Excellent Traction by Dexter Rasberry

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Broke after two weeks

Poorly made, poorly designed and poor customer service. One of the chains on the tire broke after two weeks of use, having driven it less than 50 miles total. I contacted Thule support on February 17th and the first thing they did was void the warranty by asking if I drove over 40mph with them. I replied on February 17th that no. Three days no answer. Then on 2/20 they said they would send a "link replacement kit". It's March 11th and I still haven't received it and winter is over. Design issue: the rubber band and tire side tension chains can never be made super tight (I'm strong and I tied as tight as I could and tightened a few times after riding); So they vibrate a lot when going faster than 20mph and make a lot of noise. At 30 km/h the noise is very loud. They also make a lot of noise when driving on bare asphalt at any speed. So basically you can't go faster than 30 km/h with them and you can't cover any appreciable distance on bare pavement. They offer good grip on snow and ice. Pretty easy to install - although the circuit in the (wordless!) instructions doesn't match the circuit design. At first it confused me a bit. The red plastic tab that attaches the external tension chains is in a different position than shown on the chains. However, the photo on the case corresponds to the real chains. I understand it was a design change and they didn't bother to update the instructions. Another bad experience with Thule. After this experience, I would not buy a Thule product again.

Pros
  • Satisfied so far
Cons
  • Poorly thought out