Just out of idle curiosity --- Are there advantages to mild steel studs in some circumstances, or are they just cheaper?
Martin Lund wrote: >>I'd avoid the Innova studded >> tires, as they >> have a mild steel stud that wears out very quickly. > > For what it's worth, This is my fourth winter on my > Innovas (daily commutes each year being 6 miles, 3 > miles, 14 miles, and 5 miles) and the studs are only > just now in need of replacement. These tires were > roughly half the cost of the Nokian model of the same > size/number of studs. It should also be noted that > Innova sells a stud replacement kit, which includes 20 > studs and a small tool and will run you about $12. > Additional studs available in increments of 20 will > run you about $6 to $8. The act of replacement isn't > exactly fun, but neither is it difficult. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
