These are my first studded tires and I like them, I did some road miles
with them and then I hit the smooth ice. I put a lot of air in them
(~60 PSI) as they are rather narrow and I thought the studs would be
less likely to pull out.
My understanding is that studs are lost under high braking conditions
on rock. I would imagine that studs might be lost when the tire gets
pinched between rocks. Is this accurate?
I wanted light weight tires, but I also wanted tungsten carbide studs
and a high number of studs.
Seems that there could be a whole range of designs with the stud
variables (number, jacket material, length) and tire construction
(armid bead, wire bead, skin wall, protected wall). Due to the cost, I
was hoping that these would last a lifetime. However, I like them so
much that I actually look forward to the time when I get my next set,
although I hoping for a few seasons and maybe a 1000 trail miles per
set.
Can lost stud be replaced?
Thanks!
Charles Beristain wrote:
> On 26 Dec 2004 13:35:20 -0800, "HKEK" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Is there an effect of tire pressure on loss/retention of studs?
>
> the studs do not go thru the tire body.. so no loss of air from the
> lost stud holes.
>
>
> >If I want to minimize loss of studs, should I run high pressure, low
> >pressure, something in mid-range, or is there no effect of pressure?
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>
>
> first.. make sure you "break in" the tires... the specs say to ride
> 30km on roads to "set the studs".
>
> Then the tire pressure one rides with is dependent upon the
> conditions. ..
> On frozen ponds and stream beds, I use about 30 psi. On snowy single
> track I run about 20psi. in deep snow conditions I run 10psi.
>
> I run with extra wide rims ( 44cm) so you may not be able to run with
> the ultra low pressures without pinch flatting and cutting the
> sidewalls.
>
> When it comes to losing studs.. it is usually the back wheel.. and
> usually when riding on rocky surfaces with lots of torque. The nokian
> extremes are not as susceptible to stud loss. I ran them for over 3
> years and only lost 10-12.. whereas with WXC 300's with the aluminum
> jackets, I lost over 20 the first year I ran them. many spots with 4
> in a row missing.
>
> charlieb in ct
>
> charlieb in ct.
>
> >Thanks!