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HardyWeinberg
a Weekend Warrior
from Olympia, WADate Reviewed: December 18, 2009
Strengths: An easier tire to ride than the other studded I've tried; definitely works on ice, such snow as we getWeaknesses: knobby tread slippery on wet pavement (which is all there is here unless it's iced over).Bottom Line: I got these to keep me upright commuting through the black ice season, which is from 2 wks to 3 months here. They seem to be on target to meet that goal. They're studded, they give traction on ice, and they're not painful to ride when there's no ice, so they don't tempt me to remove them at the 1st sunny day. They have a greater proportion of contact patch than the other studded tire I've tried, but still not much and are definitely slippery when wet.
Perhaps I should rate them 'great'/4 chilis because they do what I want with reliability, but I can't say they're truly pleasant to ride. Just life in winter I guess.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$32.00
Purchased At: universal cycles
Similar Products Used: schwalbe snow stud - absolute wrong tire for my climate
Bike Setup: fixed gear 700c
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spiro vagenas
a Racer
from denmarkDate Reviewed: February 15, 2007
Strengths: Well constructed, solid tire with good anti-puncture protection. Good tread design with just enough studs to give you that extra bit of confidence when riding over the icy spots. Impressive durability.Weaknesses: Even with the center ridge and pumped to the max, I find the rolling resistance very high. These are reasonably heavy tires.Bottom Line: I don't waste any time getting them off when winter is over. I will be choosing different winter tires in the future because of the very high rolling resistance. The only problem is they just don't want to seem to wear down.
Favorite Trail: short&sweet
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: victor
Similar Products Used: Fast Freds, LRH, Maxxis Larsen Mimo.
Bike Setup: Koga-Miyata terralineralloy-s
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Juhani
a Weekend Warrior
from Helsinki, FinlandDate Reviewed: November 18, 2004
Strengths: They are studded and available at narrow sizes. When pumped to maximum pressure, the studs do not have much ground contact, giving reasonably low rolling resistance and still good grip on hardpacked snow. They also cut well through loose snow.Weaknesses: Slippery compared to tires with more studs. Rough ride, 23 millimeter road tires pumped to 8 bar give much smoother ride than these at 4 bar. Very unstable when ridden on bare asphalt (which is most of the winter here). In soft and treaded snow riding them is a nightmare, although nothing rides well there.Bottom Line: Nice tires if you want to ride a bike with no tire clearance for winter. If I didn't happen to own two such bikes, I'd go for something less rigid with more studs.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: Fillarikellari
Similar Products Used: None. Tried on Schwalbes but they were too wide for my bikes.
Bike Setup: Old and crappy Nopsa three-speed for commuting, Nishiki Hybrid Pro for longer trips.
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Christian
a Racer
from Goteborg, SwedenDate Reviewed: March 31, 2003
Strengths: Good grip in icy conditions on tarmac. Great durability and puncture resistibility. The studdes wear slower than the rubber. Reasonable rooling resistance compared to MTB in the same category.Weaknesses: Weight, rolling resistance, hard to mount due to steel threads in the sidewall (harder to fix puncture). Can't of course not be used on rollers (rear tire).Bottom Line: Good product for anyone who rides a lot on pavemented roads with hybrid 26' tire bike in icy conditions and don't mind about the extra rolling resistance compared to a road competition tire. The studdes add extra security in bends where you would be extra careful otherwise.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Bike Setup: Hybrid with 26' wheels. Combination of Shimano LX and 105 equipment.
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