Originally Posted by
ticketchecker
I'm in New England so moar studs are mo bettah, especially down the middle on the front. Shorty's pattern would scare me around here, we end up with extended patches of super shine. Without studs in the heart of the contact patch I don't think the outer ones would catch enough in the event of insta-wipe out to keep me from going down.
I grip studded a Bud/Nate which worked pretty well, then I swapped out the Bud front for a 5" studded dillinger. Still using the studded Nate on the rear, the mega paddle knob action is good on snow.