studded vs. studless

[tonytony]

what do you guys prefer and why, pros cons and such, experiences with both

[peete]

I use studs just to make wheel swaps easier/faster. AFAIK that's the only benefit, could be wrong.

[tonytony]

anyone else? there a guy here selling a set of Falken eurowinter h404 tires that are studded for 75bucks, i'm probably going to pick these up then if there's no difference between studded and studless

[3bvert]

for me studs are the only thing that really bite into ice, which we get a lot of around here, more then snow, but I hate the sound of studded tires

[Red88]

Don't go on group drives with studded tires. That's all I've got to say.

[Jand3rson]

I use studs just to make wheel swaps easier/faster. AFAIK that's the only benefit, could be wrong.

Bah ha ha ha you're dumb.

Tony, studless is the way to go. Studs do nothing but tear up the roads. A good studless tire will do just fine.

[CorvallisBMW]

Bah ha ha ha you're dumb.

Tony, studless is the way to go. Studs do nothing but tear up the roads. A good studless tire will do just fine.

^ this

Studless are really better on anything but glare ice, which we never get in OR anyway. On loose, packed, heavy, light, or any kind of snow, studless work better. Not to mention they don't fuck up the roads and don't make that nasty, nasty noise.