Do you use winter-tires?

[out_spokin']

Can you get Nokians there? They make a 700 x 32 studded tyre...

[Susan]

I could get the Nokians, but I fear even they would be too wide for the frame (with fenders). I think about getting the Conti Touring Plus or Schwalbe Marathon, they come in 25c and 28c. Not studded, but maybe a little better than mine?

[Melalvai]

I got studded tires on Sunday!!!
I am SO excited. I've been just dreading the cold, because last winter was so horrifically cold. But now that I have studded tires I can't WAIT for ice and snow.

And, now that I have studded tires, the forecast is rain and upper 30's for the next two weeks. I'm convinced this is my fault. If I hadn't gotten the new tires, we'd have snow tomorrow.

My goretex rain gear worked like that too. I ordered it during an unusually rainy fall. By the time it arrived the rain had stopped for the season. I didn't have a chance to ride in the rain again until spring. I mean, it did rain, and I did ride, but every time, it let up before I was out in it. I concluded that the goretex worked by keeping the rain off of the entire area.

So...looks like we're in for an unusually snow-less winter, all because of my magical studded tires!

[zoom-zoom]

I got studded tires on Sunday!!!
I am SO excited. I've been just dreading the cold, because last winter was so horrifically cold. But now that I have studded tires I can't WAIT for ice and snow.

And, now that I have studded tires, the forecast is rain and upper 30's for the next two weeks. I'm convinced this is my fault. If I hadn't gotten the new tires, we'd have snow tomorrow.

So...looks like we're in for an unusually snow-less winter, all because of my magical studded tires!

I got studded tires for my CX bike several weeks ago. Yep, haven't needed 'em. Haven't put my snow tires on my car, yet, either. I don't think we've ever made it into Dec. without doing that in the 5 previous Winters with this car.

I have heard our local meteorologist say that the weather models he's seen are predicting a late, but brutal Winter season here in MI. I don't know how I feel about this. I'm happy that we have had an extended Fall after not really having any Spring...but getting walloped all at once is unfun in its own way, too.

[Susan]

So, what you two are saying is that I can get any size of studded tires, even if they won't fit, because it won't snow anyway as soon as I have them?

Which kind of tires did you buy?

[zoom-zoom]

I think mine are Innovas. I can look next time I'm out in the garage.

[Thorn]

Yes, please, everyone buy a pair of studded tires...if that's what it takes to keep the snow away, please, get those studded tires on your bike...NOW!!

Heck, I did my part. I didn't just buy studded tires, I bought a bike to put them on, too. And, it still sits in the garage, pretty as the day I brought it home. Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining. New bike or not, I don't relish the thought of doing my 25 mile commute through the snow on studded tires. So the fewer days of snow, the better