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I have ridden with studded tires but have found that my normal skinny road tires do surprisingly well for our winters here in (Canada).

• kqr 9y ago
  Yeah, I know. It's just one of those things where I can picture myself climbing the Poisson CDF of inevitability...
• bhandziuk 9y ago
  I agree. I biked in today after it snowed maybe 4 inches last night. If i had studded tires it would have been nicer but my slicks do pretty well. And really if there is ice few tires will really protect you from slipping. The thing that gets me is roads that are sort of driven on. Heavily trafficked roads are great because cars usually expose the bare concrete and roads with no cars are great because you can ride through powder no problem. But when a few cars have created ruts...it make steering very difficult. I don't know if different tires help with this or if that's just the way it goes when you're total mass is <200 lb.
  • justsomedood 9y ago
    Studded tires make a significant different in ice, and can help to get our of those ice ruts as well. I went down enough times in the ice to move to carbide studded snow tires and it helped a lot. My bike commute is a lot farther now though (~20 miles) so I have downgraded to a fair weather cyclist.
    • bhandziuk 9y ago
      I should really get some of these. I keep trying to "muscle through" but...it sucks.