i'd like to set up a cruiser 7 speed bike with studded tires & saddle set low enough feet can squarely touch ground while riding.

Been a long time drift steerer but have come to like the security of studded tires for winter riding.

I remember from my youth, misjudging speeds on downhills, drifting gracefully into cars while making turns. Once you lose your adhesion to the ground and everything is sliding, a rider has little control over the bike.

black ice is much less forgiving and slick than any of the white ice conditions in this video i found of kids drifting their BMX bikes. one of the kids drifts into an oncoming vehicle at about 3:00 into the video.