Longtime studded tire user for winter commuting. They are great for on-road riding when you know there will be ice or patches of snow. They really make no difference in packed snow on trails unless it's likght and you're digging through to the ground. In that situation, volume makes a difference, but we're talking 4" tire vs. 50mm tire. Studded tires are heavy. I have two commuters so I don't have to ride them when roads are dry. Easily 2mph slower and loud.
If you're planning on buying, I like Marathon winters, but for the usage you describe I think you want a wide studded mtb tire. Not familiar with the offerings there. Will near Boston On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 11:29:40 PM UTC-5 cjus...@gmail.com wrote: > Tires *like* the W106 700x35 Nokians work well for snow and ice on paths, > however on rutted ice, they have no studs to pull you out. > Tires *like* the W240 700x40 Nokians are more aggressive with knobs, stud > volume and stud placement. You can ride these pretty much anywhere. > > Schwalbe Marathon Winter and Ice Spiker Pros are great tires and worth a > look. > > As stated above, more aggressive tread and studs drive traction more than > tire width. > > I just bought some nice NOS Schwalbe 26x2.35" folding Ice Spiker Pros for > my Riv Mtn/Expedition. > > Justus, > Mpls, MN > > On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 9:02:51 PM UTC-6 fra...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Yes, sorry. I didn’t catch the auto correct! Mine are 27.5x2.1. The only >> others I used were right at 2”. So I can’t really say if wider helps. I can >> say that the more aggressive tread and studs have made a huge difference. >> They are about as loud as a car with studded tires though and my old set >> made very little noise. >> >> On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 6:57:58 PM UTC-8 John Rinker wrote: >> >>> Thank you all for your replies. Just to clarify @frahm30, are those the >>> 45N Kahva tires? I'm wondering about the fit of 2.25 with studs in my Hunq >>> frame. Worked at a bike shop this summer and saw a bike with studs (sheet >>> metal screws) that chewed into a frame! Ouch! >>> >>> In the case of studded tires, does a wider tire make a great deal of >>> difference as far a traction goes? >>> >>> Cheers, John >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 6:41:04 PM UTC-8 Josiah Anderson wrote: >>> >>>> I use 700x35 Nokians on my winter commuter. They work pretty well 95% >>>> of the time, but today I was about at the limit – it snowed yesterday, >>>> thawed a bit and rained, cleared off and froze hard, and then dusted snow >>>> again, so we had loose powder on top of a sheet of pure ice. For >>>> conditions >>>> like that I have some 26x2.2 Nokian Extremes that seem to be more stud >>>> than >>>> tire, and they work spectacularly well on ice (though buzzy as heck on >>>> bare >>>> pavement), but I don't have them on a bike right now so I just rode the >>>> regular commuter carefully. Don't bother with any of the cheap Kendas etc >>>> that only have studs on the sides – they say you only need them for >>>> cornering but I've fallen while riding in more or less a straight line on >>>> them multiple times. >>>> >>>> Josiah Anderson >>>> Missoula, MT >>>> >>>> Le dim. 3 déc. 2023 à 18:34, John Rinker <jwri...@gmail.com> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> Went for a ride in snow today and had a blast! I also slipped around a >>>>> little bit as I tried to follow the packed snow of tire tracks. Got me >>>>> thinking about studded tires. I've never ridden them before and know >>>>> nothing about them. >>>>> >>>>> Do any of you fine folks with more experience in such matters than me >>>>> have any recommendations for studded tires for my Hunq? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, John >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bb04fb20-5fff-4302-90e9-8a8242effe1an%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bb04fb20-5fff-4302-90e9-8a8242effe1an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/47832bb0-30bb-49d8-b5d9-679b5ba5f010n%40googlegroups.com.
