http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Marathon Winter Lites? en Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:19:10 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17259#post-238915 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:34:49 +0000 urchaidh 238915@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There was <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5085#post-236105">some discussion on another thread</a> of Continental Top Contact Winter tyres - good review and no studs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17259#post-238913 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:25:07 +0000 Neil 238913@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm also looking for something like this.... </p> <p>I don't have anything to recommend, but I've been looking at the Vittoria Rubino Pro Endurance which claim good grip/performance in subzero conditions</p> <p>I was wondering about the Specialized Armadillo's too </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17259#post-238901 Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:50:04 +0000 Schemieradge 238901@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I've got a pair of Conti Travel Contacts for normal times, and Marathon Winters for, well, the winter.</p> <p>More often though I'm thinking the studs are just a bit over the top and I could get away with just something less slick the way our winters have been lately.</p> <p>Was considering just using the Travel Contacts all winter but had a nasty warning shot over the bows this morning as I lost grip at the front leaving a very busy roundabout.</p> <p>So what would be a good happy medium for cold, mucky weather, but maybe without the studs? </p>