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Old 08-19-09 | 03:17 PM
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I am going to be attempting to have a choice of 3 bikes, around here it can be so changeable that swapping wheels, never mind tires will be a pain. Even then, the weather, and conditions can be totally different on the way home compared to ride in.

Actually, it can change radically during the ride. I distinctly remember checking the forecast, ( no precipitation, cold, but not vicious ) and not 20 minutes later, WTF is this white stuff? There was an inch on the ground by the time I got to work, and 3 inches by 10 am.

I want to have the regular bike set up with Marathon Supremes, ( work very well in the wet )
The "All Out" Bike will have Ice Spiker Pro on it, haven't tried these, but I'm impressed with the weight if nothing else.
The "tween" bike, umm... Marathon Winters probably.

I used Schwalbe snow studs before, OK in "light" Winter conditions, but when it really starts, nowhere near enough. Light conditions is what they're aimed at, so that's not a criticism.

Any good Winter tires with Carbide studs will not have significant wear on dry tarmac, they might feel a bit odd and not give the greatest confidence, but I never had a slide. Of course, I wasn't going gangbuster either. They will be noisy, and slow. How slow depends on what pressure you have on a given day, and to a certain extent, how heavy they are. Riding in any amount of snow is an effort in itself. It typically increases my commute time between 50 and 100%.
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