My low performance / high quality winter specialist. Not a rich person myself but broke the bank on it a decade ago and has that ever paid off! Always smooth and reliable in Edmonton winters, turns a chore into a pleasure.
Just bought those pogies and I’m super happy with them. Not sure why I’ve done without all this time, guess they always looked so bulky and floppy, kinda expensive too vs. decent gloves. Shamelessly plugging these 45NRTH Draugenklaw though: good compromise on size and the solid bar-end mount is WAY better than floppy straps everywhere. Installed backwards so that bold branding is less conspicuous.
>>1875692Not that guy but thinking same thing. Panaracer Gravelking might or might not be decent on gravel. Tires not specifically made for winter are always crap in winter though. (Goes for aut/o/s too) It’s a uniquely demanding environment, even the cheapest winter specialist will vastly outperform the best summer tire. You can DIY studs with hardware store screws and hockey tape but when you need a pretty good tire to start and Schwalbe sells a pretty good one for $30 pre-studded it’s never going to pay. I pony up for Marathon Winter Plus and swap them around twice a year, never regretted the time or the money. How much is crashing and breaking a spine going to cost?!
