A052 vs RE71RS vs Conti Force

[Muskoka800]

I get email notifications for there frequent sales but they are just a 10% discount (~$100 saving). This is the first since last spring for this 4 for the price of 3 deal, an ~$250 saving.
For us Canucks paying an additional ~37% exchange rate this huge.

[smoltz]

For anyone who finds this thread in the future, regarding RE71RS and A052. The wet performance of the RE71RS is considerably worse than A052 so if you plan to track in the wet, you may want to have a different set of tires for the wet.

[DocWalt]

Originally Posted by smoltz

For anyone who finds this thread in the future, regarding RE71RS and A052. The wet performance of the RE71RS is considerably worse than A052 so if you plan to track in the wet, you may want to have a different set of tires for the wet.

IME this is only true in the cold. When it's warmer out the RE71RS is just as good.

[new2subaru]

IME the RE71RS get greasy after a few laps while the A052 don't.

[ZDan]

Originally Posted by DocWalt

IME this is only true in the cold. When it's warmer out the RE71RS is just as good.

The one time myself and a friend back-to-back tested them in the cold(ish)/wet (45F and raining pretty decently but no standing water), the RE71RS were really really sketch, while the A052s were supremely confidence-inspiring. Went like 4 seconds/lap faster on the Yoks. Friend did the same times on the Yoks in much much worse conditions, heavier rain with standing water. Both of us were in wide-eyed amazement at the *MASSIVE* difference. We used the Yoks in the time trial and I beat my main competitor in the same run group (we both got beat by someone running later in drying conditions). Friend won his class for I think the first time!

Have not run the RE71RS in warm/wet conditions, but for me up in New England, sometimes running in Canada, it's no contest which to run if it might get wet early or late in the season...

[foshjowler]

Originally Posted by ZDan

The one time myself and a friend back-to-back tested them in the cold(ish)/wet (45F and raining pretty decently but no standing water), the RE71RS were really really sketch, while the A052s were supremely confidence-inspiring. Went like 4 seconds/lap faster on the Yoks. Friend did the same times on the Yoks in much much worse conditions, heavier rain with standing water. Both of us were in wide-eyed amazement at the *MASSIVE* difference. We used the Yoks in the time trial and I beat my main competitor in the same run group (we both got beat by someone running later in drying conditions). Friend won his class for I think the first time!

Have not run the RE71RS in warm/wet conditions, but for me up in New England, sometimes running in Canada, it's no contest which to run if it might get wet early or late in the season...

It's really quite surprising how well the Yoks do in the cold/wet conditions. Really in a class of their own in those conditions. That of course turns against you in the hot and dry when they overheat quickly.