CX Tyres for Winter Commuting?

beancounter
beancounter Posts: 369
edited October 2011 in Commuting general
I commute on a CX bike with Marathon Plus tyres.

I still have the CX tyres supplied with the bike when I bought it.

Are there any winter conditions where CX tyres would be advantageous over normal road tyres?

Or do snow/ice conditions really demand studded tyres.

Thanks

bc
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  • CarlosDSanchez
    CarlosDSanchez Posts: 455
    CX tyres won't make much difference riding on the road in snow and ice, last year I managed the whole winter on marathon+, you just have to take it easy. Studded tyres would make a difference riding on ice though if you have enough clearance on your frame to use them.
    Dolan Preffisio
    2010 Cube Agree SL
  • Chad_c_Mulligan
    Chad_c_Mulligan Posts: 78
    As I usually have slicks on my bike I found switching to CX tyres invaluable in the snow.
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    FCN 9

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