Marathon plus under snow condition?
 

Winter is comming and I'm wondering whether or not my newly purchased marathon plus (25c) tires will be okay. By the touch of it, they seem very rough. Has anyone riden their bike with these tyres on snow?

If these don't do it you still have this option
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-Winter-chains

a roadie bike in snow , 25mm tires are rather Narrow.


You may have to hang up that bike till Spring..

for transportation when there is snow on the ground is there plowed clean Bike Paths?


I get out the Studded tire Bike when the water from the sky Freezes into snow

and the springs running over the street Freeze to Ice.

but those are not made in very narrow tire sizes , a 35 ~ 40 is more the practical width
in a 700c wheel Bike .. Cross bikes and Hybrids ..

My 32mm Marathon Supremes have remarkable grip in snow.
I never *intended* to ride them in snow, but got caught in a sudden blizzard one night in the middle of a 2.5 hour ride.:eek:

25mm wide tires are never ideal for snow, I have ridden a similar tire in snow and slushy snow was no problem at all, not much different than wet roads. Packed snow or any amount of accumulation that was not slushy was rather tough to get going in. Don't be afraid to drop the pressures a little if you only have this bike, also if it is an option, sticking to roads that see more traffic usually helps because they tend to get cleared better or at the least the tires from cars will break up the deeper snow.

One big variable, what are your winters like where you live?

I did 2 years commute on the Eire canal 5 miles road 7 canal in Rochester on 25 armadillos...
Fresh snow was ok, ice sucked.

Hardest was the P gravel as the tires sunk in unless I was going at a pretty good clip.

Wouldn't suggest it, but that was what fit on my bike.

would these fit your bike? I loved these when I commuted in the winter. they handled absolutely everything. better buy them soon cuz soon they will be back-ordered. I rode them at max pressure and only rarely let out a lb or two when conditions warranted it

http://www.biketiresdirect.com/produ...-tire?ss=13695

Try 45nrth Xerxes. This tire weighs 465g(Measured in our shop) with 140 studs. At 65psi, studs shouldn't contact with pavement, but they will at 35psi.

Schwalbe and Nokian winter tires weigh 900g+ even with 110 studded tires.