Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
You can always give it a try, my experience was that a 2" tire doesn't really handle anything better than a 35c-40c tire. I also find the "skinnier" tire limiting in snow, but a 29" tire just didn't improve on that. It was still to skinny to float on top of the snow.
I had to go all the way to a fat bike to find a tire that's actually wide enough to allow me to tackle additional snow. I didn't buy one because it made more sense to just drive, but in my personal experience a 2" tire is just not wide enough to have an additional positive effect in handling extra snow.
Depends on the snow. If the snow isn't all new and loose, there is some improvement. Riding in car tracks.
Streets are ploughed where I ride and when they aren't, cars pack the snow with their tyres, so I can always ride.
More than 10 cm of fresh snow, just like you said, isn't worth riding - too much effort, even walking is faster.
