Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Hi apricissimus,
Haven't seen any posts in a while; Happy New Year. As you recall. I also commute in Boston. I have found the roads pretty well-maintained on my routes, so I got the Schwalbe Marathon Winter tires, reputed to have less rolling resistance, which appears to be true. On the worst snow day, I got through about four inches worth of snow, but about six inches near the end of my commute was tough, and I've heard that's where the Nokians rule.
I've been mostly posting in P&R of late. Epic battles take most of my time
I probably would have gone with a lighter tire if I didn't get a good deal on the Nokians. And I wanted to pull the trigger on them before the end of the year to make full use of the bike commuter tax credit/stimulus thing that my employer is participating in (thank you Pres. Obama, and thank you American taxpayer). I know I'm not going to even need studded tires 98% of the time, but that one fall I had last winter convinced me that I should use them going forward.
It should be interesting. But even if it's a real pain, I know I'll only be using them for a few months, tops. I can do anything for that short of a time.
Or maybe not, I don't know. Lets see how I do with 76.5 gear inches, uphill, against a stiff headwind, with heavy low pressure studded tires through six inches of snow. Oy... I'm starting to make myself upset
