Originally Posted by
uoficowboy
This year I'm trying to cycle year round in Boston. The ice/snow is the main thing that could stop me. I've heard of studded bicycle tires. Can anybody recommend such a beast? Anybody have any experience with them?
Thanks!
I too am looking for studded tires for my mountain bike. See recent threads on this Forum, including "More studded tires":
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=491367 and in particular check out this link:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp
Peter White writes this comment:
"I Have a Racing Bike!
"I'm sorry you have a racing bike. Really, I am. The reason I'm sorry is that nobody makes a studded tire that will fit on any modern road racing bicycle. Racing bikes typically come with 700x23mm (23-622) tires. If you look at the clearance between your tires and those parts of your bike that the tires come close to, you'll see that there is probably no more than 4mm or 5mm clearance at some points. And at the top of the tire, particularly where the tire goes under the front brake, you could have as little as 3mm of clearance.
"Since the smallest 700c (622) studded tire is 32mm, measuring about 30mm tall and wide, there is simply no way that they will fit in most racing frames."