I am the happy recipient of a Nokian 106 (the rear had it's studs pounded into the tire carcass) and a set of lobster mitts for my July birthday. I have a MTB that is still wearing Nokian Extremes and the hybrid is just a tire change away from being ready to run in snow and ice. Let's just hope there is a lot of time to run slicks before having to switch to the heavy and slow studs.