I know a lot of people here like yokos, but i gotta put in my 2 cents. Maybe there are good yokos, but i tried a set of yokohama avids and these were w/o a doubt the worse tires i ever had. Not only did they track in rain grooves like they were rails, (read:jerky as hell) but they were so scary traction-wise that i had to dump them 1/2 way thru thier tread wear for fear of getting into an accident. The final straw that made me chuck them was when i was pulling up to a crosswalk and the tires broke loose when i braked for a pedestrian. The screech made her stop in her tracks with eyes wide open like she was about to be mowed down. Needless to say i felt like a jerk. And mind you, i wasn't going anywhere near fast enough for that to happen. Scared the hell out of me, but that wasn't the only incident. It was just the FINAL one. I'm not saying anyone here who's touting them as good tires is wrong, but i'd stay away from the avid model for sure. I personally wouldn't buy any yokohama after that experience, but thats just me.