I might not be the best to answer this since we get 8' of snow each year in west Michigan, but I use 45mm studs on my Hunq and 38mm studs on my Soma Mixte each year. I use the mixte when the streets are reasonably clear and the Hunq when there is deep snow and rutted ice to deal with. In your case I would lean to the one with the biggest, heaviest footprint.
Marc On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:44:43 PM UTC-5, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > As I get ready for bed tonight realizing I probably don't have a safe set > of this to ride in tomorrow's icy conditions in DC I'm shopping for winter > tires... > > I'm curious about those who live in an area that does not have consistent > snow or ice conditions but gets it enough to want the capability to ride in > them. Do you set up a'snow bike' dedicated to the winter tires, put the > tires on your primary commuter and leave them all season, swap them out as > each storm or threat of storm comes through...? Some other solution... > > My personal decision is whether to get 700c tires to outfit the Atlantis, > or to go 26" for either the MB-5 or XO-3. In leaning towards the XO-3 and > making it the dedicated snow and ice bike through the winter. > > As always I'm curious what the group thinks... > > Tony > > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
