[Closed] what 700c knobbly tyres for snowy commuting ?

These are supposed to be AWESOME for snow/ice

Schwalbe Winter marathon
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Dont want studs, just something with reasonable grip.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=24624
schwalbe land cruisers.

and don't run them rock hard

edit . cancel that if you dont want spikes

Something like a cx tyre might be good then?

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[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-cx-pro-road-cyclocross-tyre/ ]http://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-cx-pro-road-cyclocross-tyre/[/url]

but then again, you'll have a larger contact patch with a slick tyre run at lower pressure than any CX tyre, but i'm guessing you want something for snow/slush

Them cx pro tyres 'burr' quite a lot on the road..

Try some Kenda Small Block 8's - very fast rolling cx tyre which works well on Tarmac.
The best bit is CRC are doing these for a tenner each - usually about £30 so a real bargain. You could also get another 10% off before 9 am tomorrow.

bought some of these in a 40c last week.
used them on ice and compacted snow today..............no problems at all.
and for the money, it dont matter if they are crap either......;o)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=26233

I have land cruisers on my tourer - was out today and not much trouble getting through the 1/2" drifts

Wish we had more snow to really check them out

Plum

whats the deal with measuring a CX tyre compared to a road tyre? Not too much room left with my 32c Schwalbe marathons, if knobbles are 'higher' could cause rubbage on the mudguards maybe perhaps possibly.

Small Block 8s winning so far for an Ayrton.

1/2" drifts? Hardcore!

I've got some Maxxi Locusts on my Airnimal for the commute - a vast improvement over the Schwalbe's I had on there before...

Got discs? You can make snow/ice tyres using cable ties.

Snow, ice, frozen mud, tarmac, frozen grass, broken bottles. Cables ties indeed 😛

Land cruisers here too. Seem to cope pretty well.

I'm using the schwalbe cx comps in 30mm width, I used them for a bit of summer cx riding and they have been back on a week. They add a bit more confidence that the 23mm gatorskins I use the majority of the time, and are reasonably nippy on clear road. They are cheap, light, have a bit of puncture protection and seem a reasonable compromise to me;

[url= http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Schwalbe-CX-Comp-Cyclocross-Tyre_18310.htm ]only £11.69![/url]

These are supposed to be AWESOME for snow/ice

Schwalbe Winter marathon

They are crap on soft snow, great on well compacted snow or ice tho.

Land Cruisers are £15 or so, have a "wavy" centre tread for low rolling resistance and nice, widely spaced shoulder blocks. Pretty much spot on I'd say.

If you can get 29er tyres in then the answer is Mud X for snow - but if it's a road / cross bike without the clearance then perhaps not.

I use Schwalbe Marathon (or the Conti equivalent) 28mm touring tyres all year round.
I commute from about 10 miles outside Edinburgh to the city centre and they were fine in the snow today (Monday). There were a few dodgy bits in town where the snow in the bus lanes had been compacted into hard lumps. I was using a main ploughed route, so mostly there was a thin layer of fresh snow or slush which was fine to ride in. The touring bike certainly seemed to handle it better than some of the 4WDs I saw this morning.
I think snow and ice specific tyres might be useful in certain situations, but in this country the actual window where we have "the right sort of snow" is so small that I'm not sure they are worthwhile.

Its the cycle paths that are the worst & it is Schwalbe marathons that Im taking off !

Threw £20 at CRC for those Kendas, maybe decent 'all round commuter when its not dry tyres' we will see.