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Originally Posted by Old Yeller
I've been commuting to work on my road bike all summer and am planning (and trying to be determined) to continue to commute all through winter.
I've got a mountain bike with studded tires for the winter, but I'm wondering how long into the Fall can I keep riding my road bike? Do you guys just put them away when there's finally snow on the ground, or does it just get too cold for those small/hard tires to continue to grip pavement even before it snows?
Ideally I'd like to ride the road bike as long as possible.
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Ride it untill the snow comes, just be a bit more careful on the corners. Usually I'll drop the tire pressures down a bit (from 110-120 to 90-100) to increase grip a little.
If it's in the budget, get yourself a cyclocross bike for when the snow flies. Then you're good all year 'round.