Originally Posted by
GeorgeBMac
I guess that was the predecessor to these "new fangled stud thingees".
If you're referring to the 1972 movie, the new fangled thingees had been commercially available for about a decade then. Nokian started with studded tyres sometime in the 1960s, having manufactured studded car tyres for decades already.
Originally Posted by
Esteban58
is that like 'in winter I get to take the short cut across the lake?'
Actually yes. We have a couple of official ice road stretches for cars, and nobody knows how many unofficial. They typically shorten the distances by several dozens of kilometers (compared to driving around the lake). I know of at least one bike commuter who switches to ice when conditions allow it. Makes sense actually. No traffic, completely flat, great scenery. Headwind's a bummer though.
--J