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I see that Wiggle are now selling a studded tyre for 'winter commuting'.
At £35 each, these are probably an expensive luxury.
However cycletracks were pretty horrid last winter when covered in ice for what felt like weeks on end, so I wonder, are these things actually any use in Edinburgh.
Anyone got any experience of them? Do they work? Do the studs stay on? Do you spend more time getting them on and off the bike than you save by being able to go where you want in the ice? etc etc...
Peter White (in New Hampshire) seems to recommend the Nokian A10 and its siblings, but is quite positive about the Schwalbe Marathon Winter too. Lots of good info about snow tyres and whether to fit them front and back.
"what felt like weeks on end"
It WAS weeks on end!
I haven't tried them but suspect they are the sort of thing you would have on a different bike so you can take your normal bike if it isn't icy. I believe they are hard work on un-icy roads.
Yes but where can you get Nokian A10 tyres in the UK? I could just about get away with a 700 x 32c tyre, but Schwalbe's snow tyres are all 35c or wider which means new wheels as well.
Also Wiggle are more expensive than Chain Reaction.
Don't waste your money on studded tyres, waste your money on one of these babies!
Better idea? Bit of guerilla work?
http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/pbar/organizationalchart/peterson/snowplow_files/Bike_Plow.html
combine the 2 and you've got a pedal-powered winner
David Martin up in Dundee, builder of Igor the Tandem, uses Nokian Hakkapeliitta tyres in winter. I'm fairly sure he didn't get them locally. I've seen two or three people making their own snow tyres, by driving self-tapping screws through from the inside, cutting them off about 1-2mm above the tread, and layering old tyre canvas and/or duct tape on the inside. Hard work and heavy, but grippy.
Edit: you could make snow shoes the same way! Like hobnail boots!
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