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Swap to winter tires at the right time

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    Follow O-to-O, adjusted by forecast.

    October to Easter as the frame; the trigger is sustained mornings under seven degrees, where summer rubber hardens and loses grip.

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    Check tread before mounting.

    Four millimetres is the working minimum for winter tires, whatever the legal floor says. The euro-coin test: the golden rim must disappear.

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    Mark positions when you dismount.

    Chalk or crayon: FL, FR, RL, RR. Rotating positions each season evens the wear.

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    Torque, then re-torque.

    Star pattern to spec, and again after fifty kilometres. Self-swappers skip the recheck; wheels notice.

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    Store the summers right.

    Washed, pressure plus half a bar, stacked on rims or upright off-rim, cool and dark. Tire hotel receipts also count as a solution.

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