Originally Posted by
chico1st
I see you live more or less where I do (hamilton). Where/what do you ride in? streets/ploughed/salted/icy?
Also we barely had any winter this year... so were they good the last few years?
If skinnies are so good, then why do most commuters have fat MTB tires? are they confuzed? or just becuase they are available?
I live in London and we have pretty much the same road conditions that you do (I know - I used to be a truck driver and Hamilton was on my regular route.) I use Schwalbe Marathon Winters and the great thing is that they work well in both wintery conditions and on bare pavement. I put them on at the first sign of snow/ice and I will leave them on until spring is in full swing. This is my first winter commuting so it's the only experience that I can share. We had a big dump of snow today and they got me home without incident, although at a much slower speed than usual.
As for skinny vs. fat tires - I have a MTB but it is equipped with slicks so it stays parked for the winter. Therefore I have no comparison.