Electric Bikes - Winter ridng with a Schwinn Izip

So I planning ahead to November. I'd like to ride my izip all winter.

A coworker who does the same, says that a good knobby tire works well in Calgary. Because a studded tire will spend alot of time getting worn out on bare roads.

So I'm planning on have 2 wheels for the front. One with a smooth tread, and the other with a knobby tread.

But what should I do about the back wheel? that extra sprocket means that I'm stuck with just one choice of tire, what should I use?

So I planning ahead to November. I'd like to ride my izip all winter.

A coworker who does the same, says that a good knobby tire works well in Calgary. Because a studded tire will spend alot of time getting worn out on bare roads.

So I'm planning on have 2 wheels for the front. One with a smooth tread, and the other with a knobby tread.

But what should I do about the back wheel? that extra sprocket means that I'm stuck with just one choice of tire, what should I use?

dude for the price of studded tire i wouldn't worry about wearing them out
i used to live in calgary and think studs are a good ideal...just wait as long
as you can before putting them on and remove as soon as spring arrives and
you should easily get 3-4 years out of them
btw i ordered 268 stud tires but you might want the 104 stun inova's instead
mine should be in tomorrow(my birthday gift from my mom)

Back in the early 90's I had a Marin Team Titanium MTB for a season. I live in North Western Ontario. Very cold snowy winters. I enjoyed riding on snowmobile trails. The shop I dealt with had ordered in some winter tire chains. They were amazing. Blew any studded tire I had tried away, unreal traction on snow and ice. Was riding up snowy hills, I would normally have to walk up. They only worked well on snow and ice....if you rode on any exposed pavement they were slippery and dangerous. Frame clearance was an issue, very tight fit at the chainstays on the bike I used them on.

http://www.theybite.com/homepage.html

Don't recall if this was the brand they were, but was the first site I found.

Just a thought,

LesMcLuffAlot

Studded knobbies are a good choice for winter riding. The advice about studs wearing out does not apply to carbide studs like Nokian uses - they are tough enough to scratch concrete, last forever, and there are plenty to compensate for the few that fall out.

I've run a 160-stud Nokian Mount & Ground on my unicycle. Traction on a frozen lake was unbelievably good. For bicycling when soft snow is a possibility, I'd go with a more aggressive tread.