These are also available with the Suomi brand embossed on them. I got a pair with 240 studs last year from Erik's.
I think others have in the past noted that it's good practice to ride them cautiously on stretches of bare pavement - slow down when turning to avoid or minimize leaning your bike. They are also surprisingly squirrely in more than about 2" of slush, as I discovered riding in during the big snowfall of December 20 (?) this season. Campus Drive Path was moderately salted this morning with lots of non-studded tire tracks. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of STRAWSER, Charles Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:59 AM To: Bikies Subject: Re: [Bikies] Slippery bike paths -- any hope for improvement? Mitch said "A little bit of grit would make a lot of difference." So would these: http://www.suomityres.com/winter.html (sold in this country under the name "Nokian") Like Mitch, I encountered solid sheets of smooth ice on parts of my commute today, and had no problem with the Nokian commuting tires I had mounted ("Mount & Ground" 160 stud count 26"x1.95) Unfortunately for Mitch, I don't think Nokian makes tires to fit 40-year-old British 3-speeds. Chuck Strawser Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner Commuter Solutions Transportation Services UW-Madison Room 124 WARF 610 Walnut St Madison WI 53726 608-263-2969 www.wisc.edu/trans -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mitchell Nussbaum Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:39 AM To: Bikies Subject: [Bikies] Slippery bike paths -- any hope for improvement? I came downtown this morning on the Brittingham Park Path and the Capital City Trail, and both were pretty slippery. I could see a lot of sand on the paths, but it was all *under* the ice -- applied before last night's weather. Is there any hope that the city might put down some more sand today? A little bit of grit would make a lot of difference. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
