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Old 06-09-13, 02:15 PM
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I keep two sets of wheels, one with Schwalbe Marathon Cross, It's a 700x38 tire with an all-season tread and good traction on cold, wet roads. It will also cross short and flat sections of snowpack, if I'm careful. These are used most winter days in Chicago.

For snow-packed and icy days, I have 700x35 Schwalbe Marathon Winters. These tires hold on ice that I could not walk across and are fast enough on dry pavement. I can travel across roads with a few inches of fresh snow, but deep snow keeps me off the bike.

If you stay off hilly ice and want a fast winter tire for mostly ice free roads, consider the Continental Winter: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/...i-tires_197231
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