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Reddit mentions of Schwalbe Marathon Winter HS 396 Studded Mountain Bicycle Tire - Wire Bead
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We found 3 Reddit mentions of Schwalbe Marathon Winter HS 396 Studded Mountain Bicycle Tire - Wire Bead. Here are the top ones.
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For winter (in montana) I just pick up a beater bike, convert to single speed, and throw some Schwalbe Marathon Winter - studded tires. Low PSI for ice and Pump them up to a high PSI when the roads are clear. Disc brakes, while nice during winter are pretty unnecessary for the speeds I'm traveling at on ice.
http://www.amazon.com/Schwalbe-Marathon-Studded-Mountain-Bicycle/dp/B003TNOZV0
I agree with /u/DoOgSauce 100%.
I'd also say they aren't necessarily that much of an upgrade from the ATX Lite as adding suspension forks means you need to spend significantly more to get something good quality vs a fully rigid bike. The ATX Lite is also more suitable as a commuter than any of those, it would be a downgrade in many respects for everything except actual mountain biking. Snow use would be debatable, like I wouldn't be surprised if the forks on several of those bikes would sieze and go rusty the first winter, and I wouldn't like to bet on cheap Tektro hydraulic brakes in freezing temps.
A large proportion of mountain bikers don't use their proper MTB to commute on but have a bike like an ATX Lite or a hybrid or road bike as a second bike to use on the road and light trails that doesn't have suspension or knobbly offroad specific tires.
It's also not true that the ATX Lite isn't designed for trails, just not more extreme offroad like anything tougher than 'intermediate' grade MTB trails in good conditions. I've done offroad cycle touring in the mountains on a similar bike in preference to my modern expensive MTB, here's a photo I took when I was 50km from the nearest sealed road.
Edit - should clarify what makes a difference to snow performance is tires, that's like 95% of it - and you could run the same tires on all the bikes except the Cujo as you could on the ATX Lite, as the ATX Lite has the same tire clearance as a regular MTB. Only a plus tire MTB like the Cujo that can fit 2.8 or 3.0 tires would give you superior performance in the snow, and that would come with even bigger drawbacks with use on the road the rest of the year compared to the ATX Lite. Extra fat tires are also perhaps more if you're riding offroad or in fresh powdery snow - for icey conditions more often seen on the roads many riders prefer narrower spiked tires like these.
Where are you finding Marathon Winters for that much? Just buy them off Amazon.