Originally Posted by DBrim

Schwalbe Marathon Winters. Ended up not really being necessary, since there wasn't really any accumulation to speak of. It was sleeting on me very lightly when I left, but that was done after three miles or so. Getting the experience of riding one doesn't hurt I guess. Between the extra rolling resistance and the extra caution due to wet roads, my commute this morning was about 4 minutes longer (~+10%) than usual. Not terrible, though seeing the calorie count decline in my app is slightly depressing.