Originally Posted by
dscheidt
Some are knobbier than others. Marathon winters, for instance, are pretty knobless. They work great on ice, well on plain pavement (though slow and loud), not so hot in snow. Something like the Nokkian extreme is a full out mountain bike knobbie with studs.
Ah, I see what you're getting at, I'm used to 700/23-28 near slick for commuting, so for me upgrading to a 700/35 studded/knobbie is Knobbie as all get out, but for other people it prob. barely counts.