Well as an advocate of the "put the studded tires on and leave them on till spring" crew I have decided to take mine off and say screw winter!! Yeah I am tempting fate but I have been riding them for 2 months with NO snow or ice! Normaly in and around Philadelphia we have about 20+ inches of snow by this time of year. This year? Not even 2" and it came and went quickly! With the next 10 days forcasted for above normal temps and no snow/ice, I have decided to try and bring snow by taking off my winter tires. Winter, I defy you!!!!