Originally Posted by
AverageCommuter
Same here. I'm entering my third winter on the same set of homebrews and I've yet to accidentally slip. It's an MTB fixie and I can make the rear skid on only the slickest of sections.
My winter bike is now a fixed gear after spending last winter as an ss... the fixed gear is a huge improvement over the ss as there is much more control and feedback when I am riding and to date I have had no falls on this bike.
Prior to this I rode my hardtail as my winter bike, with no studs and suffered no falls and also have my cross bike to use if the streets are dry enough.
Right now we have a good amount of snow and extremely icy roads and with only a front studded tire I have been doing fine with no traction issues.