Originally Posted by
prairiepedaler
https://bikerumor.com/2020/11/13/pir...-cold-weather/
These are apparently made for "winter" use. Just where that winter occurs on planet earth remains to be defined. Real winter
here, or winter in England. In any case, Pirelli has made an effort to produce a studless winter tire. They are not available in 26" format and are also not widely available here in Canada otherwise I might take one for the team & try them out. How about someone stateside sourcing a set (if it is easy for you to do) and giving them a whirl this winter?
I bought a pair of Pirelli Cycl-e WT in 700cx42 for my wife's hybrid Liv.
She rode these today in 40F weather, dry and wet pavement, often leaf debris covered. They seemed quiet on the dry pavement. She thought they were fairly grippy on the loose wet stuff, she would have complained otherwise.
The fit was similar to the OE Giant branded tires, no problems mounting on the rims.