A lot of talk about studded tires. I've never used them so let me ask:
Do
they wear out very quickly on dry pavement? Or can you use them
throughout
the winter - even if conditions are dry - and if so, how many seasons
do
they last? I would think that the studs, if used in dry conditions at
all
would go bye bye quickly.
They chew the roads more than the roads chew back. That said, I'm in
favor of them, depending on how/where you drive them. We have an icy
hill up to our place. If it weren't for that last 1/2 mile, we'd have
little actual need of studs. They last for several years. I noticed
that many of the studs on the SDL are pushed in. They tend to burrow
into the tire with age and eventually start causing a lot of flats!
Also: I thought I had heard that studded tires were illegal some
places?
Some States, and at times of the year. WA and ID both publish the
studs-allowed dates widely.
-- Jim