John - Ive ridden extensively with both studs and regular tires through severe Minnesota and Alberta winters. Back when winters had a fair amount of temperature consistency I found fat MTB tires were excellent. I loved when the cold weather hit -19*c and packed snow becomes hard and squeaky. It's a joy to ride. Most trail riding was perfectly adequate if not excellent.
With the winters these days heavy freeze thaw as well as increased cycling traffic on winter trails I found things ice up much more often. I was also commuting extensively and found the 45N kahvas to be excellent and worth the money. Now that I'm in Vancouver I don't bother with anything but fenders. If it's slippery I take the bus! On Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 10:22:53 AM UTC-8 John Rinker wrote: > Thanks again to all of you experienced winter riders for the illuminating > discussion and worthy suggestions. One significant factor that I don't > contend with anymore is the commute to work, so my winter riding is > strictly for pleasure. Since most of my riding is on country gravel roads I > also don't have to suffer pavement and, in Takashi's words, 'the sound like > the end of the world is coming'. > > I've been riding with my very low-tread WTB Nano's in the packed snow and > relying on the handling skills honed from over 50 years of riding. So far > so good. I don't ride super fast in these conditions and whenever one of my > tires tries to slip out from under me I'm able to correct and hold it > together, and this always makes me laugh as though I've cheated death or > something. > > Again, I am a believer that the right equipment makes a world of > difference, but I also really appreciate Andy's reminder that there is no > substitute for skillful bike handling. Combining the two is certainly the > sweet spot, but for the time being, I think I will forgo the Schwalbe Ice > Spikers and focus on mindful riding and practicing my winter riding skills > with what I've got. > > I'll let you know if I end up knocking out my front teeth. > > Cheers, John > > On Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 7:02:16 AM UTC-8 Marc Irwin wrote: > >> I've used both Nokian and Schwalbe Marathon Winter on my Hunq. I prefer >> the Schwalbe. >> >> Marc[image: 1213150841_05-SNOW.gif] >> >> On Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 8:34:32 PM UTC-5 John Rinker wrote: >> >>> 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/17159864-5c2d-4801-896d-60d9966253a1n%40googlegroups.com.
