Originally Posted by ming15237

Sorry I was not clear here, I was NOT trying to say that they (Sumitomo's) were made in China. They are in fact made in Japan, our biggest issue with their tires is unusual wear patterns (cupping) and fast wear-out issues. I have heard good things about the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta, however, I am personally not a fan of aqua grooved type tires with the diagonal rain slots. Again everyone has their preferences, that is simply not mine. We have seen this in the past on other tires and noise really became an issue with them. Maybe Vredestein has cured this issue, but that remains to be seen.