Review on Hankook Tire Winter i*Pike RS2 W429 185/65 R15 92T by Jnis Bukovskis ᠌

Bought new. Use 1 season in full, and the first month of 2nd season. Pros: very soft. Swallows any small bumps in the road - softer than some Velcro feels. Just delight. After the Goodyear Ultragrip, the quality of this one is a cheap knock-off. When driving on asphalt (especially wet) at near-zero temperatures, it behaves just awful: noticeably worse than Velcro on ice. After half a season of operation, spikes began to fly out. As a result, by the end of the first season, the central part of the tire on the drive axle was partially left without studs. (For 1 season I drove in the region of 5 thousand km). In the second season, I tried to arrange sea trials for her (at night in the city at a speed of 50 in a turn on the ring with the stabilization turned off, I made a sharp turn half a turn with the steering wheel to the left. Imagine my surprise when the car threw the rear axle and carried sideways like on a rear-wheel drive car ( on the front drive something, and the front axle remained in its place - it was not going to leave the trajectory anywhere). I don’t know how the rubber will behave in a snowy winter, but for regions with warm winters I categorically do not recommend taking this craft. To replace her took Bridgestone Blizzak. Drove 1000 km - the flight is excellent. Soft, predictable, without demolitions. Predictable handling, braking without surprises and wobbling of the body. Tracks - without wobbles alternately by all axles. In general, do not save on tires if you want to move safely (neither in winter nor in summer). P. S.: I change my driving style to winter along with tires.