Winter Riding - Home Made Studding Tires?

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11-15-19, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lyl

So my winter tires arrived with the two rows of studs as expected and I am about to install them. However I started to think, since there are two more rows of holes, just ready to be studded would it be possible to purchase studs and insert them myself? Has anyone actually studded their own tires with actual studs into proper holes? I was looking on amazon for studs but cannot determine what size would actually fit.

Schwalbe sells studs and a special tool to install them.

11-15-19, 10:01 PM

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We used to wrap the rear tire in sash chain when we were kids.

https://www.perfectionchain.com/prod...mp-sash-chain/

I did something like this when I lived in Denver in grad school - hardware store chain and zip ties! It works fine with disc brakes and sufficient tire clearance, but isn't so great with rim brakes...

11-16-19, 08:52 AM

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Schwalbe sells studs and a special tool to install them.

Thanks, I bought 50 studs with tool at Amazon, hope it works.

11-16-19, 08:55 AM

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Thanks, I bought 50 studs with tool at Amazon, hope it works.

I have replaced lost studs with that tool. put a drop of dish-soap in the hole or on the back of the stud and it will slide right in.

11-16-19, 08:58 AM

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Great, my concern is whether it will work after the tire has been used, on vehicle tires you cannot stud a tire after use due foreign material in the hole, not sure if it is the same on a bicycle.