My first winter tires! I've pretty much always rode a mountain bike, and very little during the winter, so have never really had the need. With my new dear Sanna with her much slimmer tires, proper spikes suddenly became much more relevant. Also these days it's getting harder and harder to go for weeks without riding a bike ❤
The noise these things make on clear asphalt is somewhat nerving! Spikes of death clattering onward ☠ But on icy sections or snowy sections where you just don't know if it's icy underneath, these sure do bring a lot of confidence. Like, "I may survive home", type of confidence. A little excitement in life is always a nice thing, of course, but hey life is getting on a bit.
Still planning to mostly use my MTB during the winter days once it comes back from service, but at least Sanna is now geared for winter as well. Just hope Helsinki doesn't totally fail and go back into plus degrees for the coming months.