Recent content by velopod

Good point, though Rivian did say (per engineer interviews online) that BFG designed the tire to Rivian's parameters to be more "road worthy/longer lasting". The rubber compound in dedicated winter tires is a lot different (read softer), not just the siping/tread design. I suspect BFG removed...

Yes, acutely aware of wind variables and how they interact from bike racing years (running a solid rear disc for time trials). Even small changing wind angles makes a huge difference on aero drag. But the faster you go (even from 25 to 30 mph say on a bike) makes a big diff. As tests show, 80...

Went through this with my Cayenne Turbo. I just swap tires twice per year since they are so large. Aftermaket rims/tires would have been over $6K so easy math to eat the switch costs twice/year. Easy to mount winters on 20" rims compared to the 315/30-22 on the Cayenne, so I'd go this route...

Agree - I'm down in Cincinnati (even more population metro area) and people drive pretty chill (read slow) down here. Much faster up in Cleveland. Moved here from Connecticut and in CA often so highly variable areas.

Me too (read this thread - more for entertainment since I'm a tire nerd). Love your post. First post for me! I currently pilot a Porsche Cayenne Turbo with HUGE 315/30/22 rears. What you really learn with extreme tire examples like this is that tire COMPOUND matters a ton with temperature (as...