Originally Posted by wolfchild

I prefer narrower tires for most of my riding but they do have their limitations. In order for skinny tires to cut all the way to the pavement, the conditions have to be "just right". Sometimes what happens is that skinny tires won't cut all the way through and then you end up sliding and having a hard time controlling the bike...The same can be said about fatter tires. In order for them to work the conditions have to be "just right"...and it's not just about the tire size but the tread design and tire pressure has a lot to do with how well the tire performs in snow..After 12 years of winter commuting and experimenting with all kinds of different tires I came to a conclusion that there is no one perfect tire out there and every tire has it's pros and cons. I have two different bikes set up for winter riding. Ones has skinny studded tires and the other one has bigger wider tires.