today was my first commute where my studded winter tires actually came in handy. we got about 4" of snow yesterday and the lakefront bike path, though kinda half-assedly plowed and salted by the park district, was an absolute sloppy, gloppy, slushy, icy mess. one big problem though is that my front fender won't fit between my fork crown and the big fat knobby snow tire. that's a situation that is gonna half to be remedied somehow.