I traveled in a wide range of temperatures and weather situations before I decided to write a review. While I do acknowledge that this is merely a "decent" tire, it's obvious that they skimped somewhat here in hopes of recouping some of the expense of the much more expensive Hakka tires produced by the same business. They warned me not to take it since the tires are subpar and get hard in the winter. There were only three rubbers in stock when I went to pick it up: the Hakka 9, the Cordiant Snow Cross, and the Nordman 7. When it became clear that Hakka and Guardian were far more pleasant to work with than Nordman, skepticism began to set in that this Nordman was garbage. I didn't pick a guardian because there are so many reviews making a lot of noise; I usually go to Hakka, but because money is tight right now and the miser always ends up paying twice as much as everyone else, you should probably just get rid of it and get a regular guardian. Whoever posts positive evaluations, or who ever drove on anything other than stock tires, or who ever promotes anything, beyond my comprehension.