Originally Posted by
StorkDM
I actually have studded tires sitting in my room right now. I ran them while I was doing a co-op in northern WI last semester. Dec/Jan mountain biking is crazy when you can take shortcuts across a lake and create your own trail where a pond normally lies. I took them off as the first week here was so damn nice. mid 30's and no snow on the road. This week wasn't so nice, so I'm probably putting the studded tires back on this weekend. Also, there is an outdoor pump (I think that's what it's called??) track in town that I want to try out. I've never been to one so that should be a nice day of riding there, playing, and then riding home. There's no way I'm riding there without studs either.
If you are going to go ride a pump track, you really don't want fenders. Especially ones that fit close to the wheel. Bad things happen when a fender folds into a front wheel
The Shockblades I pointed you to is far enough away from the tire that it won't catch the wheel if you really feel the need to ride off-road with one. It also can be removed in about 3 seconds. It slides onto a mount under the fork.
Unless you really like changing tires all the time, I'd suggest investing some of your money in a set of wheels. You could get a set of really nice ones for everyday use and use your old ones for the studs. Swapping wheels is far easier than swapping tires.