Because it looks like it's going to be a long winter here.
David
currently in icy Chicago
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Good to hear. The Clem can fit a 2.35" tire. I read a couple reviews of the
Nicotine, actual width stated is 2.5". That will clear the rear for sure,
it'll be tight in the front though I have run Schwalbe Big Ones (~58mm)
with fenders so it might fit.
I'm not sure I want to buy a $130 tire (each
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
Don't discount Continental Top Contact winter tires
No studs but I was very impressed with their traction even on ice. 60% of the
time studs are 90% overkill. 😉
Seriously though, they maintain a decent weight/ride quality and I've been very
happy with them over two snowy/icy commuter seaso
David-
I've been using the 45Nrth Dillinger 5 studded tires on my fat bike for 3
winters. They're not the Nicotines, but they speak for the quality of
45Nrth tires.
The Dillinger 5 tires are amazing; they conquer all terrain. They roll
surprisingly easily; they don't seem to have much more roll
Thanks for all the feedback so far. I will say that the Clem would be used
on days of more significant snowfall, so I am considering more off-road
oriented tires as well.
Looks like the Nokian W106 and the Schwalbe Marathon Winter 2.0" are on my
list. Possibly Schwalbe Ice Spikers.
Also consider
+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. The
On Monday, December 12, 2016 at 10:44:05 AM UTC-6, David Banzer wrote:
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> 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
