Winter Cycling - Anyone Spike their own tires?

I was thinking about making a pair of studded tires, any suggestions?

Good Luck! This is what I have done. Get two MTB tires with thick knobs and a few boxes of pan head #8 X 1/2 inch or 6 X 3/8 stainless steal screws. Dip each screw into heavy duty welder adhesive and drive into the stud from behind with a power screwdriver. You can predrill with a small bit to ensure that you don't miss the knobby. If you miss the knobby the tire might rip a little with the screw. Repeat about 100X. The adhesive will smell awful so open a window! You can use a small piece if wood to help support the tire as you set the screws. DO NOT turn the tire inside out, trust me. Cut open an old tube and line the inside. This can prove to be the worst part so take you time. Use a heavy duty slim tube to prevent the screw heads from giving you flats. I use stainless screws because they should not rust and will last longer. Use super thick work gloves to mount them, because the screws are sharp and will rip you up. These tires will work great on ice and hard pack snow. They will get you killed on the road. I went to the local bike shop and got and old wheel set so I would never have to put them on the rim again. Mine have lasted two years and counting. However my cheap Innova tires work just as well on the frozen lake and are easy to swap on and off. Hope that helps.

Good Luck! This is what I have done. Get two MTB tires with thick knobs and a few boxes of pan head #8 X 1/2 inch or 6 X 3/8 stainless steal screws. Dip each screw into heavy duty welder adhesive and drive into the stud from behind with a power screwdriver. You can predrill with a small bit to ensure that you don't miss the knobby. If you miss the knobby the tire might rip a little with the screw. Repeat about 100X. The adhesive will smell awful so open a window! You can use a small piece if wood to help support the tire as you set the screws. DO NOT turn the tire inside out, trust me. Cut open an old tube and line the inside. This can prove to be the worst part so take you time. Use a heavy duty slim tube to prevent the screw heads from giving you flats. I use stainless screws because they should not rust and will last longer. Use super thick work gloves to mount them, because the screws are sharp and will rip you up. These tires will work great on ice and hard pack snow. They will get you killed on the road. I went to the local bike shop and got and old wheel set so I would never have to put them on the rim again. Mine have lasted two years and counting. However my cheap Innova tires work just as well on the frozen lake and are easy to swap on and off. Hope that helps.

Thats basicly what i did, but i dont get why he used adhesive, i just predrilled holes fromthe outside in, then put the screw from that inside out. Also, dont get ones too big, if theyre too big, thell basicly bend the tire, and be useless. I didnt find a need for stainless screws.

I used the adhesive to help prevent the tire from ripping if the screw went off the mark.

Thanks for the info, i'm off to go get a second set of rims tonight I'll let ya know how it turns out ( might be a few days)

Thanks for the info, i'm off to go get a second set of rims tonight I'll let ya know how it turns out ( might be a few days)

Does that mean you are actually going to blow the dust off the bike and go for a ride?

Does that mean you are actually going to blow the dust off the bike and go for a ride?

i haven't commuted to work in almost 2 years (39 miles was just a little to far) so with my new job, i picked the coldest morning to mark my return :D man, that was a long 8 miles, but i enjoyed every bit of the -11f.

now i just need those studded tires, i think my shoulder is bruised for life