Just another +1 on Schwalbe Winters. I also had Nokian Hakkepelittas for a few years, but when those wore out I went to the Winters which have more studs (wiped out a few times on the Nokians under not-too-difficult conditions, so wanted to see if more studs would help). Long story short, the winters are surprisingly grippy. It's fun climbing steep roads/driveways in the bailout gear on black ice.
On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 6:27:35 AM UTC-5, ascpgh wrote: > > +1 on Schwalbe Marathon Winter 700x42. Yes heavy and slow, that's > precisely what keeps you from doing something on unseen slickness that will > have consequences. Riding which will discriminate tire lightness and > responsiveness ignores the blanket caution winter riding conditions > necessitate. There's many more ways to slip and fall than just the presence > of snow and ice, list members will attest. > > I vary the pressure in my Winter Marathons to reduce the studs contacting > the road in straight line riding, but not so much to wear the tread > prematurely. If the world goes snow globe on me, I let some out for a > bigger footprint and more studs engaged. I'm on my fifth year with this set > in use on my daily commuting. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > > On Monday, December 12, 2016 at 11:44:05 AM UTC-5, David Banzer wrote: >> >> I'll shortly have my VO Campeur set up with ~40mm studded tires, but am >> thinking of setting up large Clem with larger studded tires as well. >> Any recommendations? >> Considering removing fenders but anything around 50mm would mean I could >> keep them on. >> David >> in snowy Chicago, not quite ready for a snowy/icy commute >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
