Short Suomi A10 studded tire review

[Aaron Harris]

It measures 35mm on both my Synergy and Twin Hollow rims and is quite easy to mount.  I thought that was worth mentioning after the pain I went through last winter mounting and removing my 700c Nokian A10s.  While I haven't had any need for them yet this year, I never wiped out on last year's 700c tires while commuting to and from work.  The feeling of lost traction on ice while riding straight and with more pressure in the tires is disconcerting, but the studs do their job when turning.  And of course you can let some air out for particularly bad conditions.

[Alex Wetmore]

Is Suomi related to Nokian, or are these different tires?  Since you have both versions of the A10 I'm curious about how they compare.  I'm a fan of any tire that is easier to mount than a Nokian studded tire.

I was looking at the Suomi website and the tire list reads exactly like the Nokian studded tire list:

http://www.suomityres.fi/hkplstud.html

Where did you order your 650B A10's from?

alex

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It measures 35mm on both my Synergy and Twin Hollow rims and is quite easy to mount.  I thought that was worth mentioning after the pain I went through last winter mounting and removing my 700c Nokian A10s.  While I haven't had any need for them yet this year, I never wiped out on last year's 700c tires while commuting to and from work.  The feeling of lost traction on ice while riding straight and with more pressure in the tires is disconcerting, but the studs do their job when turning.  And of course you can let some air out for particularly bad conditions.

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[Aaron Harris]

They're the same.  I don't know if the latest tires were tweaked to fit better or if the 650b has always fit this way.  I bought mine from Peter White Cycles.