Originally Posted by Ken Cox
This represents my first winter commuting.
I do about a 15 mile roundtrip on mixed plowed snow, rutted snow, ice and bare pavement.
I use Innova's, and I have lost a few studs, but the tires look good with no wear I can see, and, given my level of caution, seem to perform well enough.
I have not ridden with Nokkians and so I cannot make any comparison there.
A fellow winter commuter at work uses his summer tire in front and a kinda knobby unstudded tire in the rear.
He gets around amazingly well.
Having visited Peter White's site, and reading his comments about Nokkians, I will probably switch to Nokkians next winter, but not because the Innovas have failed me.
I think I got my money's worth.
I've used a nokian mount and ground on the front and was very happy with the control and traction that I just bought one for the back.They're expensive and hard to find [ LBS ordered ] but they will last and I feel a lot safer commuting to work on several surfices. I've read so many threads about them it made it easier spend my canuck bucks, I just to my wife how much they cost , she thinks I'm nuts for riding in the winter with a warm vehicle in the driveway..... oh well....