Winter tires: fat or skinny
12-29-12, 06:09 PM
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LOL Hold on there! Sudbury also gets more sunshine than almost any other city in Canada - and they do have some pretty good snow removal equipment. Unless the OPs planning some outback excursion better suited to snowshoes - I can't see him needing anything more than the Nokian 240s I'm using in Montreal. Should I mention we just got over 40cm of fresh snow in one shot?
A knobby studded tire within a 1.9-2.3 width is ideal for most conditions. Personally I am using 26x1.9 schwalbee snow studs mounted on 36mm rims. That's not skinny to me. I also believe that a real fat bike is an overlkill and unneccessary for most commuting situstions.
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That's excatly what I meant. A knobby studded tire within a 1.9-2.3 width is ideal for most conditions. Personally I am using 26x1.9 schwalbee snow studs mounted on 36mm rims. That's not skinny to me. I also believe that a real fat bike is an overkill and unneccessary for most commuting situations.
A knobby studded tire within a 1.9-2.3 width is ideal for most conditions. Personally I am using 26x1.9 schwalbee snow studs mounted on 36mm rims. That's not skinny to me. I also believe that a real fat bike is an overkill and unneccessary for most commuting situations.
But seriously - I'd never use a FatBike for commuting - but I might use it as ...... an excuse to NOT go to work!
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That's excatly what I meant. A knobby studded tire within a 1.9-2.3 width is ideal for most conditions. Personally I am using 26x1.9 schwalbee snow studs mounted on 36mm rims. That's not skinny to me. I also believe that a real fat bike is an overlkill and unneccessary for most commuting situstions.
A knobby studded tire within a 1.9-2.3 width is ideal for most conditions. Personally I am using 26x1.9 schwalbee snow studs mounted on 36mm rims. That's not skinny to me. I also believe that a real fat bike is an overlkill and unneccessary for most commuting situstions.
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If I had a fat bike I would never ride it - I would be too busy staring at it. 
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I also have another set of schwalbee snow stud tires in a 700x38, on my other bike, I prefer the skinnier tires for urban and city commuting, easier to ride in traffic snow and slush with skinnier tires. I use my bike with fatter tires mostly for off road trails and unplowed streets/paths. I have also tried some 700x30 knobby cx tires and they were great in snow,but sucked on ice and frozen ruts.
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A regular MTB with winter tires is enough fun for me ..winter riding is fun no matter what bike you use. If I lived in a remote area with lot's of unpaved trails/snowmobile trails then I would maybe invest in a fat bike...but for urban/city riding I think it's overkill.
..winter riding is fun no matter what bike you use. If I lived in a remote area with lot's of unpaved trails/snowmobile trails then I would maybe invest in a fat bike...but for urban/city riding I think it's overkill.
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Exactly as others have said - for a little snow and/or slush I do best with my road bike and narrow tires. For thicker slush, ice, snow I want an under inflated knobby. I bought some studded 26x2 tires for this winter and I'll report on the results.
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I also have another set of schwalbee snow stud tires in a 700x38, on my other bike, I prefer the skinnier tires for urban and city commuting, easier to ride in traffic snow and slush with skinnier tires. I use my bike with fatter tires mostly for off road trails and unplowed streets/paths. I have also tried some 700x30 knobby cx tires and they were great in snow,but sucked on ice and frozen ruts.
So I came up to a lower area of the bicycle path that was completely flooded with meltwater - and enclosed on both sides by high banks of frozen snow. That 'puddle' was about 50 feet long and as I entered it - I realized the bottom was sheer ice. I managed to white knuckle through that, but the deepest section was past the pedals and if I had taken a spill it could've been the coldest bath of my life!
Contemplating the possibility of finishing the rest of the 5km distance in freezing cold clothes - I swore to get studded tires for next year - which I did! Some things aren't worth taking a chance with!
01-02-13, 09:41 AM
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I use 2 dedicated winter commuters. First is a road bike, 1x8 drivetrain with 700x35 studded nokians. 2nd, an older rockhopper mt bike with 26x1.95 nokian studded tires. Use what ever fits the bill on that day.
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