I’m assuming that we will have a winter like the last one, and if we don’t, the tyres will keep for a few years, which is best? Out and out snow tyres like conti spike claw or schwalbe ice spiker or half and halfs like the schwalbe snow stud and winter marathons? Was going to buy some last year but they were sold out, surprise surprise 😉

In my experience (Snow Stud) the spikes only give extra grip on ice – not snow.

I read somewhere it’s like the difference between walking on a sheet of bare ice or ice that’s been sprinkled with sand. ie a small but nocicable difference. You still need to be careful.

What they do however is give me the confidence to go out when it’s snowing / icy. For straight forward snow – good mud tyres are really good.

Swampthings. Why?

Spikes that grip in mixed snow, packed snow, mud, half-frozen mud…

ICE? Nothing really grips on ice- just a straight line with zero brakes 🙂