I can vaguely understand how studded tires might let you get away with riding on ice. But being no stranger to walking on ice from my Denver days, I do NOT understand how you get on and off the bike on ice — especially a high-step. Are your shoes also studded?
Tubeless and you don’t even need to worry about topping up sealant! I’d sure hate to go down on that thing, would make normal road rash feel like a massage.
The bike gives a very good support to the body. The friction of the shoes is usually sufficient to enable mounting the bike on regular ice, which is by no means smooth. .
I've been regularly cycling (thousands of miles) in the winter on snow, ice, and slush using studded tires over the past 20 years (and for the past 5 of those on ebikes). In all that time I've only fallen twice, both times on an ebike and both times it was at 0 mph while getting on or off in my driveway.
A couple was walking their dog on the ice in Eastham last week and fell through. The dog lived but the people died. No thanks.
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