Tyre reviews Gislaved IceControl 52

Good time of day. I didn't even manage to drive to the Republic of Belarus, the studs were falling out like baby teeth in a child, and there was so much admiration in the reviews of various professionals, to say that I'm upset is to say nothing, I'm saddened! In the photo, the beginning of the journey, 100 km.

After 300 km of running-in at no more than 90 km/h, about 10 studs broke on the front wheels, 2 on the rear wheels. 2 studs flew out on the right front wheel. The quality is terrible, a complete defect!!! If you've already bought them, register your receipt on the Gislaved website for warranty. I didn't do this (one of the few positives is that it's not very noisy on asphalt

Don't even think about buying this trash, Gislaved and Continental are not the same thing, believe me!!!

I first bought them, then read the reviews and got a bit upset about some comments. But after three months of driving, I can say that the tires met my initial expectations. On ice, they grip well, the braking distance is short, and the ABS rarely kicks in. When cornering, the car doesn't skid. They also handle loose snow confidently. There is some noise from the studs, of course, but it's not critical to the ears. I recently checked the studs - everything looks fine visually. So far, I'm satisfied with everything.

A lyrical digression, before buying these tires, I had Bridgestone tires (made in Japan, 2013), during the entire period of operation, not a single stud came off, although they were almost worn out, I bought a set of studs and decided to re-stud them, removed all the old studs and re-studded them according to the instructions, drove for two more seasons and successfully sold them together with the disks.

I was advised to buy Gislaved (with a lowercase "g"), they didn't even come close to my previous tires, after a mileage of 1,000 km (60 km/h in the city and 90 km/h on public roads), for example, 41 studs came off from the left front wheel, and approximately the same on the other wheels. I contacted Mosshina, where I bought them, and they told me that I'm a stupid driver, and the tires are great! Kind people, especially the personal manager Denis.

Everything is fine, soft, only one wheel slightly deflated, but now it seems to be okay, it holds perfectly on ice, I'm satisfied with the purchase.

Good day!

Regarding the cost, the prices at Mosavtoshina are indeed pleasant compared to other sellers. They were purchased during the peak demand and even at that moment the price was lower than everyone else's. The tires are quiet, they brake, but I don't play checkers on the road either. As for the studs, they come off very quickly. Winter is not over yet and it's difficult to judge objectively at the moment, but at first glance, the number of lost studs is more than on Nokian Hakkapeliitta in 4 seasons.

The tires are very good, on ice, on snow, they showed themselves at 100%. I'm very pleased with the quality.

Soft, excellent grip on slippery roads

Good day, after the first thousand kilometers, the tires began to lose studs, specifically, they started falling out like baby teeth, correspondence with a personal manager, some Denis, led to nothing, however, I must give credit, a girl (young woman) called, unfortunately, I didn't remember her name, so she explained everything and offered to re-stud the tires, I thanked her for the offer and had to refuse, since I had already studded the tires myself, and the most surprising thing, the re-studded tire is working, while the original ones continue to lose studs, in total, I have installed about 130 studs so far (ordered 150, didn't count the remaining ones :-)). This is my first and last experience buying these tires.

I use them only in the city. There's been a lot of snow this winter since December, with icy ruts everywhere. They handle it pretty well. On the road, their behavior is predictable, they're a bit noisy, of course, but the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 was noisier. They brake well. They're normal, affordable tires. They were balanced with small weights, maybe just because the radius is only 16.