My 700X40s have provided surefooted ice and packed snow, mostly
guessing about pressures by feel.
On the road at higher pressure they feel sluggish compared to my regular
puncture protected commuting tire and do still have stud contact with the
road making an audible and physically sensed low
I just started using a studded front tire- in my case, a 700x40 Kenda
Klondike. It's a noisy tire, someone likened studded tires to frying bacon,
which I can confirm as eerily accurate. I actually like the sound; it makes
me feel like I'm driving a tank (which I kinda am).
The tire is
Hi Patrick,
I have a set of 26 Schwalbe Marathon Winters. They are not silent, and
they impart vibration to the handlebars when riding on pavement.
For my road riding (I haven't used them offroad), they do work well on
road+ice. I've used them at the usual road pressure, but I could probably
I have these tires in 700 x 35 but have never tried them with low pressure
so I can't comment on that but I do love these tires on ice and feel very
confident when using them.
They are not silent and as Shoji says there is quite the vibration that is
transmitted to the bar when riding on bare
