[Closed] wot tyres for......winter commuting?

winter marathons or similar.

Sounds like your riding on cornflakes though

Slicks are fine. Hookworms or big apples or something for 26"

Bikes don't aquaplane until you're at 300mph or something daft so no need for tread at all.

Steer clear of Conti Gatorskins though, they're lethal in the wet. Probably best to go for a spendy compound.

Edit - Misread the Icey part. 2nd marathon winters for that bit. Or public transport.

1st ride on my Marathon Winters this morning. [b][i]Angry, metallic[/i][/b] Cornflakes. Feel like a bit of a plum riding through quiet streets away form my house.

Happier when I get the the icy stuff though.

Are there any alternatives that have a less aggressive central section of the tyre? I'm sure an old workmate had some that when pumped up hard had studs that didn't make any contact at all. Let the pressure down or lean and you got contact. Anyone know what these might be?

Marathons Winter are the defacto choice.

Nokian used to make loads of winter commuting tyres. They appear to have sold the name etc to [url= http://www.suomityres.com/eng/tyres/ ]Suomi[/url] You're probably thinking of either the A10 or the M&G 144.

No idea on UK distributor though.

Schwalbe [url= https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/winter-tyres/ ]Snow Stud [/url]for less studs on centre section over the Marathon Winter.

I'm a fan of Nokian W106's in 700x35 for my commuter CX these days.

Right up until I trashed an STI, rear mech and my collar bone I was fine with regular tyres. Now, I have a set of these knocking around and the first morning I feel ice while out walking the dogs, they are going on and staying on until Spring.

They are a little draggier but that's probably the rubber more than the studs.

Got mine from one of the German webshops.

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Are there any alternatives that have a less aggressive central section of the tyre? I'm sure an old workmate had some that when pumped up hard had studs that didn't make any contact at all. Let the pressure down or lean and you got contact. Anyone know what these might be?

Snow Stud does that. But it's a 90s mtb tyre otherwise so not the quickest rolling. I [i]think[/i] I have a 26er one in the garage that I've been trying to sell for about 4 years, if you want it for the price of postage drop me an email, I'm fed up of it mocking me.

there was me thinking 'riding on cornflakes' meant 'about to crash'

On my cross bike so may not count, but I'm using the schwalbe snow stud ones and at just over their recommended road pressure (running 60psi) it is still very much rice crispies when going straight, and more rice crispies when turning.

Bloody draggy too. Don't know if it's just the cold making my muscles work less efficiently, but I'd swear I'm down to the same sort of pace I was making on my fatbike..

Maybe it's a rim thing? I had them on, probably 717s I think, and they didn't touch down in a straight line

I wonder why they don't make a winter compound one like they do with cars? It can't just be able grip pattern/studs right?

I'm lucky in that the roads on my commute get gritted

Cheers for the offer NW, but it was definitely a road stud tyre rather than a MTB stud tyre.

Maybe I'll just go and [i]ask [/i]him.

Nah.

I wonder why they don't make a winter compound one like they do with cars? It can't just be able grip pattern/studs right?

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[url= http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/commuting-touring/top-contact-ii-winter-premium ]Conti Top-contact Winter[/url]. Soft compound and loads of sipes on the tread blocks. I imagine it would work well on frost, frozen roads etc. should be better on sheet ice going gently I guess. I fancy a set for the road bike, need to work out if how they measure up, 37mm accurate or overestimate?

Was there not a schwable winter non-stud tyre too? Can't recall the name

Commuting bike is a an old 26" MTB with rigid forks. I use Schwalbe Kojak 2.0s all year round. Run them a bit softer in the winter. If their is actually snow lying then I'd just use my 29er with MTB tyres on it.

If its properly icy rather than frosty I don't ride

I'd be inclined to get something 2" plus and run them at lowish pressure, like Big Apples, thinking of grabbing a balloon tyre of some sort in 29er flavour myself.

Northwind, are you thinking of the new Schwalbe Marathon GT365? Market blurb suggests almost all conditions, but heavy and pretty bombproof.

Hmm, might be that one actually, cheers!