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Old 11-30-04, 09:30 PM
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Studded tires work excellent on ice. They are the same as knobbies if the snow is deep and there is no ice for them to grab/ If there is ice under the snow and it packs down to the point where the studs don't reach the ice, they are like knobbies.

They can be like riding on pavement if the ice is flat and frozen hard. Knobbies can be ok if the ice is a little soft on the top, if you are carefull. If the ice is hard frozen and bumpy like frozen footprints, the knobbies are useless, and the studs go right over it.

I had a pair of IRC Blizzard tires. Wore the studs out in one winter with just a little pavement riding. The Nokian 296's are three years old (some pavement miles) and are great. I ride on the ice as much as possible, I have not lost any studs. On frozen ice footprints I use 22 psi front and 25 rear. You get what you pay for. You probably will be sorry if you get $40 studded tires, I was at $50, it was money down the drain. Get Nokians.
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