Originally Posted by Baz

I went down three times on my way home yesterday, but I'm too damn stubborn to give up commuting. So I'm looking for advice on a studded front tire that'll fit a road fork and low-clearance brakes (on a 27" rim if it matters). Or, anybody that has experience in making thier own out of a road tire and can give me some hints. I was thinking of pushing thumbtacks (the flat-headed metal kind) through the tire from the inside, but something tells me this would just not work and ruin a tire.