Most winter cyclists I know haven't tried only front.:-) To me having
studs front and rear can be more dangerous if you take a corner too
fast. If you have the same amount of traction front and rear the front
washes out first, while the rear slide I can deal with. Of course if
you ride on the lake a lot you'll want front and rear. If you tend to
ride slowly and cautiously get both, cause the rear is more likely to
slide out when you go slow. But if you have the occasional slick ice
along with pavement and hardpack, just front will probably suffice, and
you'll get lots less drag on the pavement because most of your weight
is over the back.
But that's just my 2 cents, no substitute for experience. Buy two, try
it both ways, if you decide on just the front you'll have an extra when
you wear the first one out.
-Doug Adler
PS I got the W160 not the 106.
Frank Hassler wrote:
Most experienced winter cyclist will recommend that you
pony up for
both the front AND the rear studded tires. IMHO, a PAIR of studded
tires always you to ride quickly and efficiently in the winter without
having to ride slowly and cautiously. Just ride! Peter White posts
this on his website:
<blockquote>One Tire in Front?
People often ask me if one studded tire in front is sufficient. Well,
one studded tire in front will help keep you from crashing hard and
breaking your collar bone or your pelvis. When the front tire slides,
you go down quite fast and without warning. If the rear tire slides
you can still go down, but not as fast, and the results are usually
not so calamitous, since you usually have enough time to get a foot
out of the pedal. But with just a front studded tire, you can still
crash. You can still not be able to climb a hill with black ice. You
can still not be able to get out of an icy rut. You can still spin on
a downhill curve. You can still lose control in a busy intersection
with lots of traffic. And you can still spin during hard braking. So,
for the life of me, I can't see any reason to use a single studded
tire in front, except to save a few dollars.
I do occasionally sell a single tire to someone who's been told by a
friend that you only need a front studded tire. Similarly, there are
many folks who think you can get away with snow tires just on the
drive wheels of an automobile, which leads to cars spinning out of
control because the front or rear has so much more traction than the
other. Invariably I get a call a week later from the same customer
ordering a second tire. He ends up with no cost savings, since he has
to pay twice for shipping.</blockquote>
With all the snow around that needs to melt yet, I think we still have
several weeks to a month of studded tire weather ahead of us.
Frank Hassler
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On Feb 29, 2008, at 12:28 PM, Doug Adler wrote:
Budget Bikes has the Nokian W106 for $60. I finally broke
down and got one for the front last week after a couple instantaneous
dumps. I highly recommend it - rolling resistance doesn't seem too
bad, and I agree with others who have said one on the front is enough
for most stuff. A little skittish on snow covered ice but they catch
before the tire slides out. Feels MUCH safer, worth every cent.
Doug Adler
do any of the shops have Studded tires on sale? (shrugs)
Mark Evans
wheels for Winners
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