Originally Posted by rbrsddn
The reason for the road breakin is to seat the studs in the tire, so they don't pop out so easily off road. I did 30 road miles on my MTN bike with the Nokians, and when I got back on the road bike, I felt like I was on a ferrari!
+1
Just running the 700x35 Hakka 106, which has to be the "fastest" Nokian studded tire, I took my "summer" bike on a balmy 50F day, and got a taste of that Ferrari business. Good strength building.
I ride my Nokians every day during the winter, just in case. That and it's a pain to change the on an internal hub bike. They really are pretty good tires on dry pavement.