Bill Blum wrote:

R Christensen wrote:
I studded my own

tires at the time, so for those of you who would like to know how,
here's what I did:

.... uhhhh, ok.

That'll work.

Not certain what he did, but if it were simply screwing in
some sheet metal screws into the knobs, that only works if
you stay on ice and snow.

In a commuting situation where you encounter a mix of paved
road and snow/ice, the mild steel of the screws wear down
*really* fast.

A set that I used lasted only a bit over a week! I had to
go to some Nokians with carbide studs, which have lasted now
into their third winter of riding mixed surfaces.

They're expensive (60 bucks for the cheapest knobby ones),
but are holding up well, extended by having two wheel sets
and often using only the front studded tire (2.1" Avocet Cross
tire on the rear).

Got a snow storm on the way later today and tomorrow, so just
put the second studded knobby back on the rear wheel for the
expected snow and ice mix.

They're great tires!


SMH