Trials tires for winter
Now I'm wanting to continue riding to work at least to save on gas and all the short runs in the truck. I live 2 miles from there and the town so warmth is a non issue, but ice and packed snow is, however we are not allowed to run studded tires, it be illegal.
I was wondering if any of the super soft compound trials tires (and run low pressure) would get decent grip, I've never had a set but was seeing if anyone has used them on snow/ice. I would not be running on pure ice, the roads normally get 70-80% opened up to bare asphalt or gravel with patches/sections of ice, and packed snow so even ignoring the law, studs would get worn down pretty quick on all the bare stuff.
I could use a tire cutter and put sipping grooves in the tread blocks for extra bite like car tires have for winter but the tire itself has to be fairly good on ice to begin with. Unfortunately I know grip will be limited no matter what but I can pull in the clutch and coast over the ice as much as possible to help out.
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