Originally Posted by
FBinNY
If Hakkapeliitta bike tires are half as good as their auto counterparts, I'll run out and get a pair. I used these on all 4 wheels of my Miata and not once, even in the worst of our winter storms did I not have rock solid positive traction and control, which is pretty good with a 2,100 pound sports car. I always enjoyed maneuvering around stranded 4wd SUVs as their drivers stood by scratching their heads.
The only limitation was fresh snow more than 6" deep, on which the car would ski up and get stranded with wheels of the ground. This happened only once, after which I used some self imposed common sense restrictions.
I'll add another endorsement for the Nokian W106 tires.
I bought a pair after looking at Peter White's website - he recommends these for paved roads with periodic ice. Winter falls on ice or turns ended; I also had good traction climbing hills and could steer and brake much better.
To the OP - you also get interesting reactions from people shoveling out their cars. I'd usually tell that the bicycle is much easier to dig out than a car. Most would laugh but some seemed serious and very annoyed.