Originally Posted by smunderdog

Paul - no snarkiness taken.

Your thought process mirrors mine. Fenders will be the priority upgrade - I need to get the fenders first and get them installed with the 32s I'm currently running to check clearance and then go from there.

I'm in Indy and doubt I'll have much of a need for studs, but am intrigued and would like to try them for fun. Figured I might be able to pickup a $20 CX tire that would be a good candidate for the homemade version, throw it on the front rim and try it out sometime...but your point is taken that I'll have 75% of the cost of a Nokian plus my time wrapped up in making one - IF it will even fit with my fenders installed.