Winter Tire Recs

[Brady Smith]

I put a pair of Snoqualmie Pass tires on my BMC monster cross this spring and rode the hell out of them all summer, but as it gets colder and my riding is increasingly restricted to commuting, I find myself using the bike less and less. Objectively, I've had one puncture in about 1000 miles, which is a lot better than the ostensibly tougher Pasela Protites I had on the bike before. But I still don't find the Herse tires especially confidence-inspiring in winter conditions, especially when I can't see the road surface that well. I have some Riv gift credit forthcoming and I'm thinking about getting some Shikoro's or Cazadero's in the 42mm size to put on until brevet season gets going again in the spring. Those of you who've used these Soma tires--is it worth swapping? Or should I trust in the Herse's until experience shows otherwise? 

Brady in Fort Lee, NJ 

[Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY]

Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pros, because January through April's gonna see more snow than ever!, probably won't melt until July in Northern Jersey, maybe August. 

-Kai

[Michael Morrissey]

I have a pair of 26” studded schwalbes winter marathons I could sell you. I moved to Manhattan since Covid hit and I just walk to work instead of biking now, so I’m not rocking the studded tires this season. Studded tires are awesome. 

If not, I recommend some other type of Schwalbe tires. 

[Brady Smith]

Kai, point taken. This will probably all be gone by end of the week. Now if only I could count on the Port Authority to keep the GWB walkway open!

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[Bones]

I picked up a pair of these last year in 700 x35:

https://www.schwalbetires.com/marathon_winter_plus

Mild winter last year and I didn’t get to use them once! But last week I slapped em on my single speed and rode them to work every day (through snow and ice). I had a blast! They aren’t cheap, and I won’t get to use them much, but I guess that means I should have them for a long time. I have ridden Snoqualmie ELs, 38 Shikoros, and 50 Cazaderos pretty extensively and I’d recommend any one of them, love em all. If you want a little more puncture protection get some Shikoros, they are almost as smooth as the Rene Herse. If you see mixed terrain, get the Cazaderos.

Bones