Originally Posted by
MinnMan
A dedicated studded tire wheelset sounds like a good idea. No reason that it has to be expensive - after all, the tires are so heavy that "light" wheels would be pointless- something bomb proof with a high spoke count and, if possible, rims that happen to make mounting the tires not so nearly impossible.
But it is a good idea to at least break the seal of the bead on your studded tires now and again. They do take on water, somehow.
So, while I'm on the subject.....apart from trial and error, has anybody got a rule of thumb about rims that mount tires easily? Definitely some rim/tire combinations are easier than others, but apart from empirical experience, I haven't noticed any rules. I would guess that wider rims are easier, but some of my wider rims are still a bear with particular tire combinations.