Tyres for Icy conditions

[pevs]

Just found a supplier in Scotland who sells best grip studs, waiting to here back for price, are they easy to install and take out?

[stevethebrit]

Originally Posted by Skidad

He claims they work on par with the $$$ Trellies and wear great (carbide after all). He said pulling out is not an issue and you may lose 1-3 a season and are easily replaced. He recommends starting with 200 per tire and going from there. He has been using them since 2005 so plenty of experience.

If all that is pretty accurate then the price may not be that bad. Short term yeah it hurts but the fact you can remove them and put em in another fresh tire quite easily is a huge plus. You really have to look at it from a multi season approach to justify the money involved.

You may have a very good point there. I've always dismissed best grip on price. You may save a few bucks compared to ready-made, but then you have to spend an hour or two screwing them in. Of course stud re-usability on different tyres, or being able to replace worn/broken ones would make a big difference in the value factor, my now discarded trelleborgs actually have more than 50% of the studs in good nick, the others have broken off (old tyres).