Mark -
The fact of the matter is that each of us on the board (including me) has experience with only one brand of tire, or occasionally two. This makes our judgements kinda incomplete. Instead of trying to make sense of a bunch of individual reports, you might send a PM to our tire expert, wmtire. He is a TM owner and tire dealer. He has been very forthright and outgoing to the Forum in general, and to a number of members individually. Express you desires and concerns. He is a fair and unemotional guy, and won't say THIS TIRE IS BETTER THAN ANY OTHER! But he may steer you toward some, against some - and may guide you on issues like WHERE WAS IT MADE, AND DOES IT MATTER?
He also has wide experience with a number of tires and manufacturers, so you won't have to collect recommendations from a number of people who have experience with only one. Those experiences are valid, of course, but each one is only one.
Ask him about The Great Tire Experiment on this board. He is the one who made it possible.
Bill
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