Originally Posted by
corrado33
In freezing rain it doesn't matter how well your brakes work because you'd be riding on a sheet of ice anyway.
Freezing rain is a whole different animal that I never have to deal with!
Not so. On studded tires, the sheet of ice on the road is pretty much irrelevant. I can stop and turn just fine. No studs on the rims for the brakes though.
The biggest problem with freezing rain is that the studs grip just fine, but when you stop you forget that there's ice on the road and you fall on your ass because your shoes have no traction.
I have in the past tried to drive to work and the car couldn't move on the roads, so I go back and ride the bike instead, which has no problem with the ice.