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Old 11-23-15 | 10:33 AM
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From: Sioux Falls, SD

Bikes: '81 Panasonic Sport, '02 Giant Boulder SE, '08 Felt S32, '10 Diamondback Insight RS, '10 Windsor Clockwork, '15 Kestrel Evoke 3.0, '19 Salsa Mukluk

Rode my winter bike with studded tires for the first time this morning. Added at least 10 minutes to my 8 mile commute. Also added at least 40 bpm to my average heart rate just to maintain that slower pace. My winter bike is an old heavy mountain bike, and I usually commute on a hybrid or a road bike so some of the loss of speed is due to a slower bike in general. But the studs definitely add resistance.

I have a love/hate relationship with my studs. I love the increased security of riding on ice. I hate the increased rolling resistance, especially on those days when 90% of the pavement is clear and you're only riding the studs because of the 10%.

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