[Jay H]

252 studs, 26" tires:

Nashbar link (http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=121&subcategory=1084&brand=&sku=10627&storetype=&estoreid=)

Do any of you know who makes these and if they're decent? Not looking for anything extreme, just for winter commuting. The key thing here is that I can usually find Nashbar coupons whereas they don't seem to sell the nice Nokians....

Oh, I saw a article on icebike.com that said the hardness of the Nashbar studs is not as good as say the Nokians and that they would wear out faster. However, I got a cheap set of rims from Nashbar so these tires would ONLY be used when it is needed and I would be able to swap tires pretty fast since I have a spare 8spd cassette already.

Jay

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[Dave Stohler]

these tires are made by Innova. They have soft metal studs that will wear flat in about 5 miles of dry pavement riding. Don't buy them-they are junk. If you can't afford $48/tire for Nokians, just get a good bladed-type or big-block treaded tire. Check Nashbar-something like that can usually be had for $15. Last year, they had some Geax bladed tires cheap-really good for thick, sloppy snow...

[Jay H]

Thanks for the response... Nashbar seems to be out of them anyway.

Any coupons for universal cycles? They seem to have the W106s for $44... Don't know whether to just buy 1 or so. I would make my own but I'm too busy and I gave my extra pair of MTB tires to my sister so I would actually have to buy a pair of tires to make them.

Jay

[nick burns]

Sorry for ressurrecting this old thread, but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with the Nashbar studded tires. I purchased a pair a month or so ago and haven't had a chance to use em yet. Just wondering what the durabilty is going to be for the studs. The tires are marked Kenda, so I don't think they are made by Innova. Plus the studs themselves don't look exactly like the studs on Innovas. Yeah, I know, I should've just bought to Nokians.

[moxfyre]

I'm interested in these too, because they're cheap and I'm poor. They have a 700C version too: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=&subcategory=&brand=&sku=10628&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=

It looks like these tires only have the studs on the sides, so if you're riding straight ahead they don't touch, assuming your tires are very well inflated. Why would they wear out on pavement if properly inflated? I don't know anything about studded tires, so I'm just asking...

[moxfyre]

I just found this review of the Nashbar tires:

26x2.1 :: http://icebike.com/Equipment/nstud.htm
700x35 :: http://icebike.com/Equipment/nashbar700c.htm

[Portis]

I bought one for my front this year. It is a 1.95 X 26. I have ridden it probably 30 miles on snow and ice. I was very pleased with the grip. I rode one day out onto frozen snow packed and unpaved county roads and never felt the front tire slip once. It was a major improvement over no studs.

I bought an extra set of wheels this year so I don't plan to use the studded tire on dry pavement. I don't expect the studs are of best quality but i can tell you that they won't wear off in 5 miles. I can't see any wear on mine at this point.

Heck for $27 I would just buy another one if they wear off. I am running a Geax Blade on the rear as it is an aggressive treaded tire for snow. The Nashbar studded tire fills with snow a bit and i didn't want that on the back.

I wouldn't let what that earlier post said, scare me away. I don't think he is talking about the same tire, even though he thinks that he is.

[bigmoose]

I bought 2 of the Nashbar tires mentioned earlier and put them on my GT last winter. I put about 100 miles on during the winter months just riding around town. The studs still look brand new and none of them have fallen out. It does help to keep them just above the min inflation point as the review above stated. I traded the GT in for a Trek and will be putting them on that bike this weekend. They do slide a little in the deeper heavier wet snow but it is very predictable. Was actually kind of fun!

[nick burns]

Cool, it looks like I didn't waste my money. Thanks for the feedback everyone. I can't wait to get chance to try em out.

[eisenbahn_wilhe]

3/26/2005 - I've used the Nashbar studded ATB through 2 winters in Montana, with temps reaching 35 below. Contrary to the norm, I run them year-around at 80 (eighty) lbs on an old Cannondale monoshock hardtail which, with lights, rack, rear paniers, altimeter, radios, cigarets, 32-oz cocktail of grapefruit juice and seltzer (freezes like a boulder), weighs in at 44 lbs. My ride is limited to 4 miles out, 4 miles back, and climbs 510 feet on a gravel road over a 2-mi stretch. At 80 lbs pressure, the Nashbar studs have never faltered on the ice, including a descent on ice where I traverse a couple spots at 36-37 mph. In cold, dry snow that is 3-4 inches deep, traction is good. Slippage occurs on ascents when the snow gets mixed with dirt and magnesium chloride, the latter being residue from road crews who use it for dust abatement. Dirt & MgCl make a slurry in which I'll lose about 20% slippage on each downstroke. On dry pavement, I'll lower pressure to about 65 lbs and have never encountered a problem. I will be 66 in Nov of 05. Oh, yeah, the Nashbar ATBs are on sale for $35, a bargain considering the prices of the competition.