Originally Posted by
bike_galpal
anyone have a general opinion on 700c/29er vs 26er for winter riding? assuming everything else is the same (obviously i can get fatter knobby 26" tires for a cheap winter build)
Fatter knobbier tires work better in snow.
Studded tires are...
better on ice
the same on snow
worse on the pavement
Fat studded tires with low pressure work better on ice like refrozen walkways or paths with 3" deep hard ice footprints.
I go straight over them. about 15 psi in the front and 18 -20 in the back. It's slow but fun.