Welcome to the club! Are you commuting to work, or school? Are you doing this because you can, or have to, or... Will you be adding miles to the commute. I like to throw in an extra 5-10 miles sometimes, just to do it(takes the monotony out of the ride). I am carless at the moment myself, and looking at the first snow of the season this weekend. About 12 years ago we had the Halloween Blizard, three feet of the white stuff piled up, geez. Hoping to get studded tyres before it happens again.