Review on Nokian Tires Nordman 7 185/65 R15 92T winter by Wiktor Fokt ᠌

Name: Nokian Tires Nordman 7 185/65 R15 92T winter
Item: Nokian Tires Nordman 7 185/65 R15 92T winter
Rating: 4

May 26, 2023

I like the product, the quality did not disappoint.

In general, the tire is really good, but with its own nuances that need to be taken into account. If you live in Siberia, and even often travel outside the city, then this is a very worthy choice, according to the snow and ice crust, the handle is very worthy, swept yards are not terrible, the spikes sit firmly. After a well-worn Cordiant in such conditions, just heaven and earth. But if you live somewhere in the European part of 2022 and you don’t see icy roads, then I just don’t see the point of listening to the helicopter rumble of spikes on asphalt and putting up with mediocre performance at temperatures around zero, it’s better to look for something else.

Pros

Decent traction on ice, packed snow and similar surfaces. Very decent cross-country ability on loose snow, no questions at all. For the first season, I didn’t lose a single spike, apparently, I’ll finish the second one with the same result. And in principle, according to the experience of friends, on the seventh Nordman, the spikes hold up perfectly.

Cons

In the off-season, it feels very unfortunate on asphalt (In principle, what else could you expect from Scandinavian-type rubber in warm weather?) In spring porridge, I expected more. My suspicion is that the tread does not clean itself effectively enough in such conditions and the tire floats very easily from the asphalt (although the tread seems to be close to the usual herringbone, and the tire did not fail in powdery snow. A mystery, in general). Very thin sidewall, VERY, you need to be very careful (Yes, I read about this in the AP test, but did not attach much importance until I twisted my own tire with a hole in the sidewall in my hands) Acoustic comfort maximum average.