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11-21-18, 10:24 PM

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I rode these for part of one winter. Went to studded Schwalbe Marathon Winters and never looked back.

To do the usual BF thing of completely going off on a tangent, what's the deal with the "never looked back" phrase? People seem to be trying to say "much better than before" but people don't look back because they don't want to see the scary thing behind them.

I bought some schalbe marathon winters and looked back repeatedly, and every time I thought "yeah studs are waaaaay better than no studs were".

Depends on the conditions. I have wheels for both of these tires. When riding mostly bare pavement or hardpack snow, with minimal ice, the studless tires are by far my favourite. But when the ice comes out in full force, particularly rutted, icy roads, then the studs are the clear winners. Different tires made for different purposes.

11-21-18, 10:30 PM

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To be fair, studs totally suck on anything that's not ice...

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11-21-18, 11:04 PM

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To be fair, studs totally suck on anything that's not ice...

They remain slower but otherwise I haven't found a problem with them. Most of my spring and fall riding is 90% clear and they work fine. Just slower. Marathon winters are nice in that you can add pressure to keep the outer row of studs off the ground when you don't need them.