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Old 11-11-2003, 07:48 AM
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Default When does winter start ?

At what point do you say "it's winter" and change setup ? In the NE it's already in the 30's at night, mid 40's and low 50's during the day. How cold before the "summer" Pirelli's go off ?
Old 11-11-2003, 07:56 AM
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Default Re: When does winter start ?

I'd say when the average high temperatures are consistantly in the mid to low 40's...Low enough that a cold snap and hard snow might stick for a couple days. A few guys here already have their snows on, but I'd say they're a bit early for northern Indiana.
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Default I usually wait till the weather predicts snow or freezing rain

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/793/xmasinune2.jpg"></center><p>but I can do the swap myself - if I was relying on a shop to do it - I would do it at the end of October and take them off in April.
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Default I'd say 2 weeks ago....

That's when we got a foot of snow and it's still snowing on and off. Hasn't really melted either.
That would be in Calgary, AB.

Cheers,
Zsolt

PS. Any advise storing the summer wheels/tires when I have limited space in the garage?

Thanks,
Zsolt
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What's winter? 80 degrees and sunny today. New crop of habaneros in the garden.
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Default IMHO, now, for where I live (upstate NY).

I put my snow tires on yesterday.

Those 30 degree temperatures (at night) could be problematic for summer tires.
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