Originally Posted by
noglider
I have studded tires, and it turns out that I bought them needlessly. They're hard to put on, and we haven't had conditions that require them for several years. I learned the hard way that they don't help in the snow except hard-packed snow. We don't get hard-packed snow here. We had complete covers of ice a few years ago but none since then.
I live close to you in North Jersey, and I made the same mistake buying studded tires. There are plenty of less aggressive "winter" tires that you can keep on all season. I have these now.
That being said, this past winter was very cold and I rode at least one studded tire for a couple weeks.