Schwalbe Marathon Winter Plus 700c Tire (HS 396)

This was my second pair, the first went on my bike two years ago and these went on my wife's bike. I use them daily commuting and recreational riding during the winter months. I was worried that that the studs wouldn't hold up on dry pavement but they are very hard and durable, and I no longer worry about that. They do add a lot of rolling resistance, but going fast isn't the point of putting these on your bike.

I replaced some 700c x 36mm studded tires with these 700c x 50mm and am very pleased at the traction and stability improvement. On plowed gravel roads, but still with 1 - 3 of packed snow they are the perfect tire. I imagine on plowed asphalt roads, with the occasional small drift to plow through they would work equally well.

I bought size 35mm and mounted them on 19mm internal width disc rims (cross bike). The mounted width was 35mm 50psi. Got them from BTD during Black Friday sale.

I only have a few hundred miles on these guys, but so far so good. Are they a tad heavy? Yes. But you dont buy these tires thinking youre going to race a crit (unless its on a frozen lake). They roll better and are quieter than expected and on ice they are like Velcro. Roll resistance-wise I would put them on par with the previous Continental non-studded winter tires I had mounted (37mm). Although we havent had a ton of snow so far this winter so far, but they do clear out nicely in the .5 icy snows Ive had a chance to give them a go in. I will say they arent the smoothest of rides they feel exactly as look. A small price to pay IMHO for state of mind winter riding.