(Sew Up) Glue 1 bead to the rim and you can run them pretty soft and the tire won't creep around the Rim . (& shear off the stem from the tube)

tungsten steel studs outwear the rubber they are put into .. Note the car studded tires ..

my Suomi-Nokian studded tires are still serviceable in their 20th winter,, a long wearing rubber* , and not needing them 25% of every year helps.

I mounted to a 45 wide rim so 26-1.9 tire takes on a pronounced D section putting the studs closer to the Pave

in a reasonable rolling pressure .


* I Toured on a non studded 622-40 tire from the same company, a year of riding and they still look like new.