Originally Posted by
baldilocks
When do you stop using studded tires. The temps may be getting to the forties, but when I leave for work in the morning, it's still 27 degrees. If it weren't so salty, I'd like to get my good bike out. What is the deciding factor for you as far as when you switch to your other tires. They've been great when I've needed them (first winter with studs), but I'm ready for them to be gone. Maybe next year I'll get a second set of tires.
This is a particularly dangerous time of year, because the snow melts (or it rains) and can freeze into icy patches overnight. I put up with studs for a while after we start getting above-freezing daytime temperatures just to make sure I'm not unpleasantly surprised out on the road.
Suck it up, they're making you strong.
