Winter Commuting

[Melalvai]

I love my schwalbe winter marathons.

They are great on ice or packed snow. Deep snow is for those new fat tires. Slushy snow, or a thin enough layer that it's bare to the road right there but ground up gray snow right there, that's just a pain.

[ridebikeme]

Had a great ride yesterday, although I'm reminded that I need to make some studded tires for the FATBIKE. We have lots of ice on the edges of the road that somehow seem to jump up and grab your tires just as you get into a rhythm HA!

[dinbuffalo]

Just an update for anyone coming to this thread for winter tire info - the directions on my Schwalbe Winter Marathon tires specifically state, "Tires need to be run-in for approx. 25 miles/40 km on hard-top road(my emphasis) to ensure spikes are permanently fixed." As lph above stated also, no rapid acceleration or hard braking during this period. It might seem counter-intuitive to ride on clear roads to break them in, but those are the directions. I'm about 15 miles into my break-in period, and it's just loud with more friction - no problems with handling or cornering, but I'm also going slower to avoid hard stops.