Quote Originally Posted by 2wheelsforme View Post
Not sure I understand the desire to run a snow or ice tire when you will not be on snow or ice. From what I read a snow and ice tire gives up dry pavement traction to get better snow and ice traction. Also give up quite ride so might be noisy. Maybe those things don't matter on a bike.
From what I understand, Snow and Ice tires are made of a softer stickier rubber compound for greater traction on slippery surfaces. Hence why they only last 10-15 K miles on a car. If you read the reviews on the Michelin you will see that it gets a 8.5 out of 10 points in dry traction as well. Unlike a cage/box, the tire noise is not trapped or magnified on a bike. These tires tend to last 25,000+/- miles on a motorcycle for a fraction of the cost of a motorcycle tire that doesn't get as many miles.