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Originally Posted by alphaod
Just found out they legalized studded tires here in New York last year...
Never used studded tires, do they feel any different than studless?
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Originally Posted by MochiEater
I've never used studded tires, but I've been told by friends that they are great if during winter the roads are always covered with snow/ice. They help tremendously on ice. But on dry asphalt or wet asphalt, compared to non-studded winter tires, they have less grip and are very very noisy.
I would imagine a more flexible option would be to use non-studded winters and carry a set of chains/cables.
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omg, yes, studded tires are amazing. I've driven them on an AWD car in Iceland in December before. It's grip on ice is unparalleled to even the best snow tire out there.
Only downside would be the noise, it sounds like you're driving on gravel the entire time.