Originally Posted by
ryannang
hey guys im fairly new to this community, although i have been lurking for a couple months
i commute everyday to work, from downtown to the keele and lawrence area on my ****ty niskiki conversion. Its a kind of hilly ride with a TON of pot holes and im curious what recommendations you guys have on tires for the winter...
thanks in advance!
I think most people here just stick with 23c road tires through the Winter. There's kinda two schools of thought:
1) stick with a narrow road tire that will slice through the crud to the pavement beneath
2) go with something bigger knobbier that will have a larger contact patch and that you can ride at lower pressure.
I think #1 is probably the better option 85% of the time, although if it's icy (and you don't have dedicated studded winter mtb tires) it probably makes more sense to have a larger contact patch, but you'll obviously be slower. Not that that's a bad thing if the potential of meeting the ground is high.
