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yup, twenty miles or so, just to bed the studs in properly.

meic wrote:

gilesjuk wrote:
They have plenty of tread but I wonder if the studs will all have come out as the tread wears as they seated in it, or do they stop the tread from wearing?

The studs seat in quite a bit and yes the rubber gets worn off as well. Especially in the middle. But after a winter of riding I can't say studs are worn at all or looking like they will come off. They bedded in well. This is for schwalbe winter tyres. Tungsten carbide material probably is harder than anything the tyre will ever meet on the road surface and do bite in and don't get worn off. Seems like good design so far.

I was impressed by the fact that the studs had made quite a mess of the inside of delivery box. They aren't razor blades but they are quite sharp in their own way.

meic wrote:I was impressed by the fact that the studs had made quite a mess of the inside of delivery box. They aren't razor blades but they are quite sharp in their own way.

Fitted mine today, hands look like I've wrestled a bramble

Posted this elsewhere, but seems relevant here..

I've used the schwalbe snow stud tyres before & thought they were excellent. I notice the ice spiker has studs down the middle. Anyone used both and have views on their comparative effectiveness?

I use normal tyres and will just slow down a little if its frosty in the morning. I'm not even sure they make studded tyres for a road bike?
If its very icy or snowy I'll take the bus to work. Its not that I fear I'll come off, it's that I cannot count on the cars not slipping into me. Last year when it snowed I commuted for 2 weeks by bus. It was actually a nice break to not have to change in work in the mornings

I think the ice spiker are overkill for urban and extra urban areas. You would need roads that are a sheet of ice or covered in compacted snow to justify them.

JennyAdcock wrote: I'm not even sure they make studded tyres for a road bike?

Depends on the bike. 700c snow stud tyres will fit some road bikes. Not the full on racer type though, the sort you can't get mudguards on.

meic wrote:I was impressed by the fact that the studs had made quite a mess of the inside of delivery box. They aren't razor blades but they are quite sharp in their own way.

They also make a mess of laminate flooring - beware!

JennyAdcock wrote:I use normal tyres and will just slow down a little if its frosty in the morning. I'm not even sure they make studded tyres for a road bike?

Proper road bike can't take studded ones as narrowest studded tyre is 32C. Even in that case you need space for 35C (due to studs). So, not even an audax bike would be OK.

See this cross bike with 32mm prototype racing tyre:
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... olo-37540/

If its very icy or snowy I'll take the bus to work. Its not that I fear I'll come off, it's that I cannot count on the cars not slipping into me. Last year when it snowed I commuted for 2 weeks by bus. It was actually a nice break to not have to change in work in the mornings

The thing is you never know when you'll come off and what the result will be. Will you land on sharp surface? Will a car hit you after you fall? The risk is there. I used to think like you, but near freezing temps are the worst as probability of black ice (most slippery type) is great. Frost has slightly more friction but still deserves respect.

Off topic...

Trickletreat,
I'm intrigued, what is inside the 'cake tin' hub?

7_lives_left wrote:Off topic...

Trickletreat,
I'm intrigued, what is inside the 'cake tin' hub?

One of these...
http://electricmountainbikes.blogspot.c ... t-kit.html

and there is one in this too

Last winter I rode along a closed road to get to work. It was closed due to being too icy for cars. I wasn't on any special tyres and managed to get to work safety. If it is closed again this year and Police are blocking the road (for safety reasons, not due to an incident), would I be allowed to go down it with my studded tyres? maybe if I ask nicely?

Incidentally two ladies were walking up the road and said to me "The road is closed", uh? so why were they walking along it then. I must have made them jump as they weren't expecting anything to be going down it.

gilesjuk wrote:Last winter I rode along a closed road to get to work. It was closed due to being too icy for cars. I wasn't on any special tyres and managed to get to work safety. If it is closed again this year and Police are blocking the road (for safety reasons, not due to an incident), would I be allowed to go down it with my studded tyres? maybe if I ask nicely?

Incidentally two ladies were walking up the road and said to me "The road is closed", uh? so why were they walking along it then. I must have made them jump as they weren't expecting anything to be going down it.

Can't imagine the police would stop you.

The question is would they stop someone who turned up with proper winter tyres on their car...

[XAP]Bob wrote:Can't imagine the police would stop you.

The question is would they stop someone who turned up with proper winter tyres on their car...

Snow chains? I've not seen any on a car since the 80s. They still sell em in Halfords though.