Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
What are you basing your opinion on?
The carbide studs in Nokian and Schwalbe tires do indeed have an established reputation for lasting longer than the tire casing, from people who commute on streets and bike paths throughout the winter.
I am just basing it my own experience. I have gone through quite a few Nokian´s commuting here (on streets and bike paths) through the Bavarian snow and ice and I can assure you that the spikes are always worn well before the rubber. If you really don´t believe me I can show you a picture of my present Freddie´s Revenz that I have on the back. The studs in the centre do not extend any more beyond the rubber. As you can´t buy this tyre any more I am rotating the worn ones to the back before throwing them away.
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