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Old 12-15-22, 12:41 PM
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29er MTB studded tires, what are you using?

I had some tame 2" tires but I went down 1 too many times last winter so I was thinking a cpl MMs wider & more aggressive w/ bigger deeper voids. I moved the MTB tires to my hybrid. your standard marathon winters

hanging loose before mounting


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I am using Schwalbe Marathon Winter 700 x 40 mm, they actually measure closer to 42 mm wide which I find perfect for all around riding...I also have a set of Schwalbe Winter in a 700 x 30 mm size, these are a cheaper version of Marathon Winter which have two rows of studs along the middle...In the past I've used Nokian Extremes 294s
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Originally Posted by wolfchild
I am using Schwalbe Marathon Winter 700 x 40 mm, they actually measure closer to 42 mm wide which I find perfect for all around riding...I also have a set of Schwalbe Winter in a 700 x 30 mm size, these are a cheaper version of Marathon Winter which have two rows of studs along the middle...In the past I've used Nokian Extremes 294s
about 10 yrs ago I had some Continental Spike Claw Studded Mountain Bike Tires (240 studs) but they were on a 26er
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I have Nokian Hakkapalliitta W240 size 700x40 but they need to be replaced. It doesn't look like they make them anymore so I'm interested in what would be comparable. They were dang good.
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I have Nokian Hakkapalliitta W240 size 700x40 but they need to be replaced. It doesn't look like they make them anymore so I'm interested in what would be comparable. They were dang good.
you might enjoy this article
https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.php
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forgot about this thread. I had the itch one day so I found these, but have yet to mount them up. 58F degrees right now, so I think I'm OK ...

Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro Hs379

29 x 2.25 (aka 57-622)

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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
forgot about this thread. I had the itch one day so I found these, but have yet to mount them up. 58F degrees right now, so I think I'm OK ...

Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro Hs379

29 x 2.25 (aka 57-622)

Save them for when there is some serious ice, no point of wasting them on pavement.
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Save them for when there is some serious ice, no point of wasting them on pavement.
oh yeah, totally agree. got them for fresh powder over ice. I want payback for my body slam last February
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got the 2.25" ice spikers mounted up. 30psi front 35psi rear. but then got them down to 22psi front 27psi? rear













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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
got the 2.25" ice spiders mounted up. 30psi front 35psi rear. I'll tweak those when I take them out tomorrow










That last pic, looks like some of the studs are not installed all the way in, I would push them in and go for a ride on bare pavement to set the studs properly.
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Originally Posted by wolfchild
That last pic, looks like some of the studs are not installed all the way in, I would push them in and go for a ride on bare pavement to set the studs properly.
good catch. too bad I didn't read it until now, hehe. hope they stayed in. gotta check
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That last pic, looks like some of the studs are not installed all the way in, I would push them in and go for a ride on bare pavement to set the studs properly.
the one that looked really bad got pushed in. I did ride on some pavement getting to my ride yesterday, but not a lot. I did lose 1 stud



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loosing track but I think I got a 2nd ride in? anyway, bought some replacement studs & discovered I lost 6 studs in the rear tire. wonder if I will loose more



they go right in, easy peasy
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