Originally Posted by
Slaninar
Thank you all for advice.
Money is not that much of an issue. Bike commuting saves me around 40 euros per month.
My doubts are about practicallity. Here: it snows, stays for one day, then melts. So putting on and off winter tyres would be a hassle.
In between minds: getting just one winter tyre, hassling with both, or getting a cheap mountain bike for winter commute.
I live in similar conditions... -15 one day, +15 the next. I have the
Schwalbe Snow Studs, and on dry roads, the studs don't make contact. They're still knobbier than the slicks they replace, but they're fine to run all winter. I bought these because they were the cheapest, but I've found the side-only studs to be a good thing... keep you from going down and dig in when you need to, but stay out of the way when you don't want them.